On weekday mornings, Nevada Sports Net will recap three big headlines of the day in its Morning Download. Read below for today’s topics.
1. Grand Sierra Resort schedules groundbreaking for $435 million arena
After being approved in early May for up to $61.3 million in property-tax abatements, the Grand Sierra Resort will move forward with a ceremonial groundbreaking this month for its projected $435 million arena. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 30 at 4:30 p.m., a source told Nevada Sports Net’s Shannon Kelly. An official announcement has not been made. Construction on GSR Arena started earlier this summer after the arena’s request for tax-increment financing passed the Reno Redevelopment Agency Board via a 5-2 vote. The first steps in the…..