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[QUOTE="Crusty, post: 885117, member: 2265"]
For what it is worth: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Dome[/url]

[INDENT]"The Carrier Dome was constructed between April 1979 and September 1980. The total construction cost was $26.85 million, including a $2.75 million [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_rights']naming gift[/URL] from the[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Corporation']Carrier Corporation[/URL].[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Dome#cite_note-11'][11][/URL] [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_Construction_Group']Huber, Hunt and Nichols, Inc.[/URL] was the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_contractor']general contractor[/URL].

It was speculated at the time that political considerations helped this project advance. The State of New York provided a $15 million grant in 1978 for the Dome's construction. Democratic incumbent Governor [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Carey']Hugh Carey[/URL] was thought to have trouble in his re-election campaign with upstate voters. He visited the site of the old Archbold stadium and was convinced by local officials and SU administrators on the utility of a Dome.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Dome#cite_note-12'][12][/URL] Carey won re-election to a second term following the approval of state funds, although the extent to which it helped him may never be known."[/INDENT]
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