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Glenn Youngkin has reached a tentative agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/qatar-investment-authority-buys-wizards-capitals-9e2d9e6246f79b5265e9891b29cae690\">the parent company<\/a> of the NBA\u2019s Washington Wizards and NHL\u2019s Washington Capitals to move those teams from the District of Columbia to what he called a new \u201cvisionary sports and entertainment venue\u201d in northern Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposal, which would need the state legislature\u2019s approval, calls for the creation of a $2 billion sports and entertainment district south of Washington in Alexandria, just miles from the existing arena, Youngkin said in an interview with The Associated Press ahead of a news conference planned at the site. It would include not only an arena for the basketball and hockey teams but also a new Wizards practice facility, a separate performing arts center, a media studio, new hotels, a convention center, housing and shopping, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Commonwealth will now be home to two professional sports teams, a new corporate headquarters, and over 30,000 new jobs \u2013 this is monumental,\u201d Youngkin said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help finance the project, Younkin will ask the Virginia General Assembly in the 2024 session to approve the creation of a Virginia Sports and Entertainment Authority, a public entity with the ability to issue bonds. Those bonds would be repaid partly by tax revenues from the project, according to Youngkin and additional details provided by his office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Republican governor and former business executive began talks with Monumental Sports &amp; Entertainment CEO Ted Leonsis about the possible move over the summer. He said the state, the city and the company want to move forward with the project. It would be located in the Potomac Yard section of Alexandria, near <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/technology-education-colleges-and-universities-virginia-schools-052c8789c281459c99b8ded55cd627ad\">Virginia Tech\u2019s ambitious Innovation Campus<\/a>, an under-construction graduate school focused on technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have reached a very clear understanding, really subject to finalizing the General Assembly\u2019s work,\u201d Youngkin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leonsis praised the proposal in a statement provided by Youngkin\u2019s office that stopped short of explicitly saying the teams would leave D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe opportunity to expand to this 70-acre site in Virginia, neighboring industry-leading innovators, and a great academic partner, would enable us to further our creativity and achieve next-generation, leading work \u2014 all while keeping our fans and the community at the forefront of everything we do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, on Tuesday night ahead of the announcement, D.C. 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In recent years, critics who have <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/crime-district-of-columbia-biden-senate-0d9580c43711a42a3549419b23546726\">faulted city officials for lax crime policies<\/a> have said the neighborhood around the arena has suffered disproportionately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed 9-million-square-foot Virginia entertainment district would be developed by JBG SMITH, a publicly traded real estate firm that is also the developer of Amazon\u2019s new headquarters in neighboring Arlington, Youngkin\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The administration expects the project to generate a combined $12 billion in economic impact for Virginia and the city of Alexandria in the coming decades and create around 30,000 new jobs, Youngkin\u2019s office said in a statement. Subject to legislative approval, it would break ground in 2025 and open in late 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Located along the Potomac, just across the water from Washington, the district would be accessible by \u201call modes of transportation,\u201d Youngkin\u2019s office touted in the statement, including from a newly opened Metro station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Potomac Yard, just south of Reagan National Airport, is currently occupied by strip malls and other retail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 1990s, the site received serious consideration as a site for an NFL stadium, but negotiations between the team and Virginia fell through. 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