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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
UBS was privately funded and if I'm not mistaken Nassau county is about the same population as Calgary or maybe smaller.
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Sure, and if Nassau county was surrounded by 150 miles of farmland, they might be comparable. 8 million people live on Long Island and 20 million are in the NYC metro area.
It's also on State-owned land, so even though the building was privately financed, there was public involvement.
UBS paid $300 million USD over 20 years for the naming rights of the building. The new arena in Calgary will be lucky to get 10% of that.