Work on the troubled stadium begins again: Dash president says he is optimistic about ticket sales

(By Mary Giunca, Winston-Salem Journal) - With agreement in hand that will allow construction to resume on the long-stalled downtown stadium, officials with the Winston-Salem Dash yesterday expressed optimism about ticket sales and other revenue sources that will make the $48.7 million project work.

Kevin Terry, the president of the Dash, said that the 4,100 ticket packages that have been sold for the 2010 season translate into about 1,500 full-season tickets. Add to that tickets for luxury suites and sponsors and the figure is closer to 2,000 season tickets, he said.

"We're real excited about the start we're off to," Terry said.

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