MIAMI- The authorities of Miami-Dade and the Miami Heat formalized this Monday the Kaseya Center, the new name of the colosseum of this NBA basketball team resulting from the sponsorship agreement signed with the technology company Kaseya.
“Today, for the first time, we welcome you to the Kaseya Center,” Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava exclaimed during the presentation ceremony held at the team’s headquarters. and in the presence of players Udonis Haslem and Bam Adebayo, as well as members of the council of this county and more than a hundred euphoric employees of the Miami-based software company.
The mayor noted that the “winning” long-term sponsorship deal signed with Kaseya made the Coliseum, which hosts Miami Heat home games, the first in the country to bear the name of a local business.
Levine Cava padded his chest for the tech company, which currently has 4,000 employees across 15 countries, after noting that it is currently expanding and looking to fill more than 3,000 positions at its offices in Miami, where it already has 900 employees.
Kaseya Chairman Fred Voccola stressed that the sponsorship represents the company’s commitment to “investing in people”, which he said is the reason for its growth since its founding in 2000.
“We don’t have factories, we don’t have ships. We’re a software company, and software is created by people,” added the executive, whose company is already a sponsor of the Miami HEAT initiative. Bounce Back from Cancer, which since 2019 has raised over $6.4 million for cancer research.
Heat Group President of Business Operations Eric Woolworth and Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners Chairman Oliver Gilbert, who highlighted the community benefits of the agreement, were part of the presentation ceremony, among others. South Florida local.
Participants and assistants applauded the players of the team, especially Haslem, who in last Sunday’s game played at the Kaseya Center and in which the locals beat the Orlando Magic, the player was honored for his most 20 year career in the NBA.
Haslem, 42 and who announced his retirement at the end of this season, scored 24 points during 25 minutes of play in what was the last date of the regular season and before the playoffs.
Last January, Miami-Dade and the Miami Heat announced they were seeking a new sponsor for the 19,600-capacity arena after a federal judge overturned their sponsorship deal with the crypto-company. bankrupt currency FTX, which took over from American Airlines as sponsor.
The county, which owns the facility, had asked to break the contract following FTX’s bankruptcy filing in November last year.
The cryptocurrency company, once valued at $32 billion, filed for bankruptcy following a rapid plunge after many users rushed to withdraw their funds amid reports questioning the company’s solvency.