State Farm name to go on Phoenix stadium

Posted on September 4, 2018
The stadium opened as University of Phoenix Stadium in 2006. (Google Street View)

 

By Greg Halbleib

PHOENIX – State Farm is placing its name on another stadium.

The Bloomington-based insurance company and the Arizona Cardinals announced Tuesday an 18-year agreement naming the home of the National Football League team State Farm Stadium.

More details were expected during a news conference later Tuesday in Phoenix.

The company announced a 20-year agreement last week that renamed the renovated home of the National Basketball Association’s Atlanta Hawks as State Farm Arena. Atlanta and Phoenix are two of the three regional hubs for State Farm.

The Cardinals’ stadium in Phoenix opened in 2006 and until now had been known as University of Phoenix Stadium.

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected]. 

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