Camera maker Canon named as domestic sponsor for Tokyo 2020
TOKYO - Tokyo Olympic organizers have added camera manufacturer Canon Inc. to its list of domestic sponsors for the 2020 Games.
View ArticleNEC and Fujitsu added as domestic sponsors for 2020 Olympics
TOKYO - Two major Japanese information technology companies have signed on as top-tier domestic sponsors for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
View ArticleChelsea signs tire company Yokohama as new jersey sponsor
LONDON - Chelsea has signed Japanese tire manufacturer Yokohama as its new jersey sponsor in a deal that could be worth more than $300 million for the English Premier League leader.
View ArticleAP NewsBreak: PGA Tour to move Match Play to Texas
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida - The PGA Tour is completing plans to bring the Match Play Championship to Austin, Texas, starting in 2016.
View ArticleHinchcliffe to be sponsored by Arrow Electronics at SPM
INDIANAPOLIS - Schmidt Peterson Motorsports has signed technology company Arrow Electronics as primary sponsor for new driver James Hinchcliffe.
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Toyota signs on as global Olympic sponsor in long-term deal
TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. signed on as a worldwide Olympic sponsor Friday in a landmark deal reportedly worth nearly $1 billion, becoming the first car company to join the IOC's top-tier marketing...
View ArticleKorean Air to sponsor 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's largest airline, Korean Air, became a corporate sponsor of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang on Wednesday.
View ArticleHouse panel approves business sponsorships for state parks
BOISE, Idaho - A House panel has approved a proposal to let the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation receive money from corporate sponsors.
View ArticleIdaho House approves business sponsorships for state parks
BOISE, Idaho - Idaho's state parks may soon pursue corporate sponsorships under legislation recently approved by state lawmakers.
View ArticleSamsung to sponsor 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
SEOUL, South Korea - Organizers of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang signed a corporate sponsorship deal worth 100 billion won ($92 million) with Samsung Group on Monday.
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MGM arena to serve Coca-Cola, feature Toshiba products
LAS VEGAS - MGM Resorts International and entertainment company AEG say their 20,000-seat arena being built behind the New York-New York casino-hotel on the Las Vegas Strip will feature Coca-Cola...
View ArticleTokyo Olympic organizers add more sponsors for 2020 Games
TOKYO - Tokyo Olympic organizers have signed up two major Japanese financial institutions as domestic sponsors of the 2020 Games.
View ArticleAssembly speaker supports corporate sponsors for state parks
MADISON, Wisconsin - Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he supports raising state park fees and soliciting corporate sponsorships for the facilities.
View ArticleWyndham announces 10-year extension to sponsor PGA event
GREENSBORO, North Carolina - The annual PGA Tour event in Greensboro will keep its title sponsorship with Wyndham Worldwide through 2026.
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Danica Patrick losing GoDaddy as primary car sponsor
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - It's been at least a dozen years, by Danica Patrick's count, that she has had to worry about sponsorship for her race car.
View ArticleEast Chicago group celebrates mentoring girls to success
EAST CHICAGO, Indiana - PEARLS, a local nonprofit group dedicated to building self-esteem in young girls, celebrated its one-year anniversary recently at The Salvation Army facility on Chicago Avenue....
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Patrick happy with Stewart-Haas but says "never say never"
TALLADEGA, Alabama - Danica Patrick wants to remain with Stewart-Haas Racing but understands that GoDaddy's upcoming departure as her primary sponsor has put her future with the team in doubt.
View ArticleIndiana company to continue sponsoring Ohio air show
DAYTON, Ohio - A Dayton air show that draws an average of 75,000 spectators annually in southwest Ohio will continue to have an Indiana-based energy holding company as its title sponsor.
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Some Texas universities use private firms to raise money
SAN ANTONIO - Texas universities are relying heavily on private marketing firms to raise tens of millions of dollars from corporate sponsors for their athletic programs.
View ArticleNaming rights, ads, considered to help cover transportation
HARTFORD, Connecticut - Selling more advertising and leasing naming rights are being discussed as possible ways to raise at least a small portion of the money needed to operate Connecticut's...
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