Marc Girardelli to build sports center in Bansko
Dnevnik Daily, 15.07.2005
Famed alpine skier Marc Girardelli and the municipality of Bansko will set up a joint stock company for the construction of a sports center, it emerged after the last session of the winter resort's local government. Girardelli Sport Center EOOD will invest 8 mln euro in the facility that will be sited above the Stazhgitsa hotel, near the gondola lift. The municipality will contribute to the assets of the joined company a 0.9 ha land plot. The sports center should be ready in 2006. The Bansko municipality has issued a record number of construction permits over the last couple of months. The local government greenlighted a 11 new hotels in May-June alone. The resort will head into the 2005/2006 winter season with around 100 hotels. Tourist arrivals are expected to increase by 5%. see source