PA Sports & Entertainment To Focus On Assisting Arenas In These Challenging Economic Times:
March 15th, 2009 –James Hathaway and Steve Costa, Principals of PA Sports & Entertainment to focus on assisting arenas in these tough economic times. “We believe that the ongoing challenge of any arena is to maximize the value of the investment.” said Costa.
Based on our thorough understanding of pertinent issues related to operating an arena, as well as our extensive knowledge of other sports facilities and organizations, PA Sports & Entertainment is focusing its efforts on providing operational assessments to analyze staffing, review operations and accounting standards as well as purchasing, and profitability.
“Operational assessments review the operation of the facility in order to identify potential improvements in efficiency and effectiveness, control procedures or other specialist areas.” said Hathaway. PA Sports & Entertainment works closely with our clients to provide an independent assessment of the facilities operations, as well as making recommendations to ensure appropriate procedures for efficiency, managing risk and increased control over business processes.
Capitalizing on lessons learned from both the successes and failures of arenas throughout the country, Hathaway and Costa have developed in-depth industry knowledge, allowing them to provide clients with ideas and strategies for success and to assist in enhancing value and maximizing revenue. PA Sports & Entertainment’s reputation and experience provide the greatest level of assurance that the recommendations and conclusions reached will be visionary, achievable, realistic and capable of withstanding the most detailed level of scrutiny.
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