Business Briefs: HOK Sport

SeptemberOctober 2008
Industry News

Business Briefs:
HOK Sport

HOK Sport Venue Event, a division of the HOK Group and the designers behind such high-profile stadiums as the new Yankee Stadium, Washington Nationals Park, and Houston’s Reliant Stadium, is splitting from its parent company. Ten managers from HOK Sport are buying the division for an undisclosed sum, and are expected to rebrand the company next year. The two firms will continue to work together on some projects. MD

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