Enviornment to be renamed “Lenovo Middle” in September
RALEIGH, N.C. – Brian Fork, Chief Govt Officer of Hurricanes Holdings, LLC, at the moment introduced that the Centennial Authority has permitted an enviornment naming rights settlement between Lenovo and the Carolina Hurricanes to rename the crew’s house enviornment “Lenovo Middle” starting this September. The settlement will run for 10 years, by means of the 2033-34 Nationwide Hockey League season.
“Lenovo has been a valued associate of ours for a few years,” mentioned Fork. “We’re thrilled to raise that partnership now by renaming the world Lenovo Middle. Lenovo has each robust native ties and a worldwide footprint, and we’re proud to have the Hurricanes’ identify related to a real chief in international expertise. As we transition to this new period, we’re grateful for our longtime naming rights collaborator, PNC, who will proceed to be a serious associate of our group.”
“That is an thrilling day for Raleigh, Wake County, and the entire state of North Carolina,” mentioned Philip Isley, Chairman of the Centennial Authority. “This partnership is about extra than simply re-naming the world. Lenovo will play an important position integrating expertise into our upcoming enviornment renovations and enhancements. Lenovo has deep roots in North Carolina, and we’re thrilled that they’re strengthening these roots with this naming rights settlement.”
“Lenovo has referred to as North Carolina our house for almost twenty years. Just like the Hurricanes, we take nice satisfaction in being part of the Triangle group and we’re excited to develop our partnership with a world-class sports activities group,” mentioned Ryan McCurdy, Senior Vice President and President, Lenovo North America. “The world is likely one of the most recognizable venues within the state and the newly named Lenovo Middle will proceed to be the premier vacation spot for folks to take pleasure in sporting occasions, live shows, and extra.”
Lenovo is a Fortune World 500 expertise firm with deep ties to North Carolina since 2005. One of many firm’s two international headquarters is situated in Morrisville, North Carolina. Lenovo is likely one of the largest employers within the Triangle area, with an estimated $1.5 billion financial and financial impression in North Carolina every year. Lenovo additionally helps the local people by means of philanthropic giving, worker volunteering, and group engagement initiatives.
Lenovo has been a associate of the Carolina Hurricanes since 2010 and has beforehand been the crew’s helmet decal sponsor. As a part of the expanded partnership, Lenovo would be the official expertise associate of the Hurricanes and the group will implement Lenovo expertise all through the world and in its operations to reinforce the fan expertise.
PNC Enviornment initially opened because the Raleigh Leisure and Sports activities Enviornment in 1999. The constructing grew to become the RBC Middle in 2002 and was renamed PNC Enviornment after PNC Financial institution’s acquisition of RBC in 2012. House to the Carolina Hurricanes and NC State College males’s basketball program, the world additionally hosts a median of 1.5 million friends and 150 occasions every year, together with main live shows, comedy excursions and household exhibits. The world is owned by the Centennial Authority and managed by Gale Pressure Sports activities & Leisure, a subsidiary of Hurricanes Holdings.
A press convention and the general public unveiling of the signage on the Lenovo Middle is scheduled to happen on September 19, 2024.
A rendering of the Lenovo Middle is out there right here and a quick animation video that may be leveraged by media retailers for tv broadcasts and web sites could be downloaded right here.
*Financial impression information from an financial impression examine commissioned by Lenovo and carried out by Sanford Holshouser Financial Growth Consulting, LLC and Analysis and Consulting Providers, LLC in August 2021.
