If arena football stabilizes, history will trace it back to whether Jerry Kurz succeeds. Kurz understands the league’s past because he lived it. His challenge is preventing nostalgia from becoming policy. Expansion discipline, ownership vetting and media credibility all run through his office.
“Very few companies are fortunate enough to reach this moment. That we are approaching our 100th year is not an accident — it’s the result of talented people, shared values, and a commitment to building something that lasts.” -- George Goldfarb, CEO and Chairman of maurices
“We’re proud to continue building on our relationship with VICE TV, which is rooted in strong collaboration and a shared vision for delivering high-quality arena football to fans nationwide.” -- Jerry Kurz, AF1 Chief Executive Officer
“Downtown Duluth has needed attention for a long time. It’s become worse every year and I really don’t think it’s going to get any better.” -- Longtime Downtown Duluth businessman Nick Patronas, who pointed to regulatory and financial barriers that, in his view, continue to limit redevelopment.
The lesson of Sandstone is not nostalgia for a past that cannot fully return. It is a reminder of what is possible when people choose to engage with one another — when they know their neighbors, watch out for each other’s children and build something larger than themselves.
“I want to be the greatest D lineman to ever play arena football. So that's why I'm still out here crafting and getting better every day because that's my goal, to be the best ever.” -- Claude Davis, former New York Jets practice squad player
“The guys are expected to play fast, know what they're doing, communicate, make sure they stay in the weight room, eat well, and take care of their bodies because you can't make the club in the tub.” -- Minnesota Monsters head coach Daron Clark Jr.
The only real question is whether Minnesota still wants what Klobuchar's been selling all these years: steady, competent, familiar leadership that doesn’t make a mess of things.
“As a league, we’re proud of where we stand entering our second year and even more excited about where we’re headed. We’re committed to growing the game and taking Arena Football to the next level." -- AF1's Gary Compton
The Lester Park site represents a rare opportunity to align housing, recreation and economic development in a single, coordinated plan.
“We’re not coming into a new league to blend in. We’re coming to compete, and compete at the highest level.” -- Minnesota Monsters' Ja’Vonte Johnson
Whether every fear about downtown is fully borne out by hard crime numbers is, in one sense, beside the point. Perception drives behavior. Customers act on what they feel. Employees act on what they experience walking to a car. Owners act on what they hear from both.
Health care has become too expensive, too complex and too dependent on workforce pipelines and advanced technology to operate as a collection of isolated regional systems.
Nearly 37% of residents in the Arrowhead region, which includes St. Louis County, qualified for a property tax refund in 2023, the most recent year for which information is available.