Lil Bit Special Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Tuesday October 23, 2007, 11:55 AM Atlantic Health, the nonprofit medical company that operates Overlook Hospital in Summit and Morristown Memorial Hospital, has paid for the right to lend its name to the The New York Jets' planned headquarters and practice facility in Florham Park. The Jets broke ground today for a $75 million practice facility and headquarters in Florham Park. Team officials planned to make the announcement this morning during groundbreaking ceremony at the $75 million facility, named the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. - The Associated Press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 Newsday.com Jets to announce naming rights for new HQ in Florham Park By JANET FRANKSTON LORIN Associated Press Writer 6:00 AM EDT, October 23, 2007 FLORHAM PARK, N.J. The New York Jets on Tuesday will announce a naming rights deal with a New Jersey health care system for the team's new headquarters and practice facility, team officials said. The campus under construction in Florham Park will be called the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center, named for the nonprofit health care system that includes Overlook Hospital in Summit and Morristown Memorial Hospital. The NFL team declined to disclose the amount of the 12-year deal, or the other companies it considered. New York Jets CEO Woody Johnson said the team is thrilled to call Atlantic Health its partner. "Not only are we creating a competitive advantage for our team by building a first-rate corporate campus to accommodate the needs of our football and business operations and utilizing the best that technology has to offer, we are also partnering with a company that has deep roots in the New Jersey community," Johnson said. The naming rights will be announced Tuesday at a cornerstone dedication ceremony at the site, with New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine scheduled to attend. The Jets are relocating their offices and training facility from Long Island to New Jersey as part of deal to build a new stadium for the team and New York Giants at the Meadowlands. The teams are jointly financing the $1.3 billion stadium and are working on a naming rights deal for that building. The Jets are paying the $75 million construction cost for their training facility. It sits on 27 acres, paid for by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, of which seven acres are used for storm retention and will not be built on. The authority also funded 20 acres for a new practice facility for the Giants, but it did not require extra land for storm retention. The Jets' new 120,000-square-foot building is well under way, with its foundation already in. Designed by David Childs of Skidmore Owings, Merrill, architect of the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center, it will include offices and classrooms, training and medical facilities, locker rooms and an auditorium. The roof on an 84,000-square-foot field house, housing an indoor field of artificial turf, will be high enough for a punter to practice kicks. The sod on the first of three outdoor natural grass fields has been planted. Another outdoor field will be artificial turf. Business operations will move in late summer or early fall of 2008, and the team will begin practicing in Florham Park in 2009. Joseph A. Trunfio, president and CEO of Atlantic Health, said the company is happy to welcome the team as a neighbor. "This location, so close to Morristown Memorial Hospital with its advanced orthopedics, trauma and sports medicine programs, and to Overlook Hospital, home of the Atlantic Neuroscience Institute, makes this new relationship a natural fit with tremendous potential to grow," he said. The team looked at about 40 sites in northern New Jersey before settling on the former Exxon headquarters site in Florham Park, a borough of 12,000 people about 30 miles west of Manhattan. The borough is to receive a payment instead of taxes of about $150,000 annually. The team and the sports authority also plan to give an additional $50,000 annually for parks in the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaumerJet Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Jets to announce naming rights for new HQ in Florham Park By JANET FRANKSTON LORIN Associated Press Writer 6:00 AM EDT, October 23, 2007 FLORHAM PARK, N.J. The New York Jets on Tuesday will announce a naming rights deal with a New Jersey health care system for the team's new headquarters and practice facility, team officials said. The campus under construction in Florham Park will be called the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center, named for the nonprofit health care system that includes Overlook Hospital in Summit and Morristown Memorial Hospital. The NFL team declined to disclose the amount of the 12-year deal, or the other companies it considered. New York Jets CEO Woody Johnson said the team is thrilled to call Atlantic Health its partner. "Not only are we creating a competitive advantage for our team by building a first-rate corporate campus to accommodate the needs of our football and business operations and utilizing the best that technology has to offer, we are also partnering with a company that has deep roots in the New Jersey community," Johnson said. The naming rights will be announced Tuesday at a cornerstone dedication ceremony at the site, with New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine scheduled to attend. The Jets are relocating their offices and training facility from Long Island to New Jersey as part of deal to build a new stadium for the team and New York Giants at the Meadowlands. The teams are jointly financing the $1.3 billion stadium and are working on a naming rights deal for that building. The Jets are paying the $75 million construction cost for their training facility. It sits on 27 acres, paid for by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, of which seven acres are used for storm retention and will not be built on. The authority also funded 20 acres for a new practice facility for the Giants, but it did not require extra land for storm retention. The Jets' new 120,000-square-foot building is well under way, with its foundation already in. Designed by David Childs of Skidmore Owings, Merrill, architect of the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center, it will include offices and classrooms, training and medical facilities, locker rooms and an auditorium. The roof on an 84,000-square-foot field house, housing an indoor field of artificial turf, will be high enough for a punter to practice kicks. The sod on the first of three outdoor natural grass fields has been planted. Another outdoor field will be artificial turf. Business operations will move in late summer or early fall of 2008, and the team will begin practicing in Florham Park in 2009. Joseph A. Trunfio, president and CEO of Atlantic Health, said the company is happy to welcome the team as a neighbor. "This location, so close to Morristown Memorial Hospital with its advanced orthopedics, trauma and sports medicine programs, and to Overlook Hospital, home of the Atlantic Neuroscience Institute, makes this new relationship a natural fit with tremendous potential to grow," he said. The team looked at about 40 sites in northern New Jersey before settling on the former Exxon headquarters site in Florham Park, a borough of 12,000 people about 30 miles west of Manhattan. The borough is to receive a payment instead of taxes of about $150,000 annually. The team and the sports authority also plan to give an additional $50,000 annually for parks in the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joiseyjet Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 You can count on the JETS ,when they can`t produce a decent product for the fans ,change the subject to the stadium or this training Facility which WOODY & HIS GREEDY GREENIES WILL BE RIPPING OFF THE FANS FOR IN THE NEAR FUTURE WITH THESE PSL fees Pennington Stinks Lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsrule128 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 what a crappy name STAY AT HOFSTRA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 NJ > LI. Cannot wait for the Jets to start practicing in Florham Park in 2009! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsrule128 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 NJ > LI. Cannot wait for the Jets to start practicing in Florham Park in 2009! you will be dead in 2009 jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbatesman Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 "Not only are we creating a competitive advantage for our team by building a first-rate corporate campus to accommodate the needs of our football and business operations and utilizing the best that technology has to offer, we are also partnering with a company that has deep roots in the New Jersey community," Johnson said. Thank God. Priorities for the new training facility: 1. Making sure it's not at the Meadowlands (the Giants get first dibs on our "shared" facilities) 2. Making sure it's an upgrade over Hempstead 3. Making sure it contributes to Brunswick Woody's master plan to erase any trace of the "New York" part of New York Jets. The only thing that bothers me is that he won't change the name to New Jersey Jets. Come on, Woody! Get it done! Fulfill the lifelong dream of millions of Jet fans and finally make us an authentic New Jersey team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 you will be dead in 2009 jk And if he is, you've just framed yourself for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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