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CPKC celebrates historic opening of CPKC Stadium
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n CPKC celebrates historic opening of CPKC Stadium\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n CALGARY, AB\n \n \n ,\n \n \n March 14, 2024\n \n \n /CNW/ - Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) (CPKC) representatives today joined the Kansas City Current soccer team to celebrate the opening of CPKC Stadium, the first stadium in the world built specifically for a women's professional sports team.\n \n \n \"Congratulations to the entire Kansas City Current organization and the people of\n \n Kansas City\n \n on this history-making achievement,\" said CPKC President and CEO\n \n Keith Creel\n \n . \"CPKC has been a long-time champion of women's professional sports and investing in our communities. Today, we proudly build on that legacy with this barrier-breaking stadium opening. We look forward to supporting the team as they reach new levels of success here in\n \n Kansas City\n \n .\"\n \n \n Today, prior to CPKC Stadium opening to the public for the first regular season Kansas City Current home game, CPKC presented the team with a new specially designed mini-train, modelled after CPKC's popular Little General mini-train. CPKC's mini-trains visit communities across the company's network to help raise awareness of rail safety, reminding people of all ages about the importance of safe behaviour around trains and tracks.\n \n \n CPKC and the Kansas City Current announced their historic naming rights agreement on\n \n Oct. 19, 2023\n \n . In addition to naming rights for the stadium itself, the outdoor space at the entrance to the stadium, a family-friendly area where fans and spectators can gather before stadium events and home to the team store, is called CPKC Plaza.\n \n \n \"As we continue our mission to be the best women's football club in the world, we know opening day at CPKC Stadium is monumental,\" said Kansas City Current co-owners\n \n Angie and Chris Long\n \n . \"It takes powerful partnerships to accomplish that goal, so we want to thank CPKC for their dedication to women's sports and to our ...