The Centennial Authority met Thursday afternoon in the same PNC Arena conference room Chuck Greenberg has been using to meet with current and potential investors in the Carolina Hurricanes, and the words “Chuck Greenberg” were never mentioned once.
For the moment, even in this very important room underneath the arena, the sale remains merely a whisper.
It’s a slightly curious situation for the governing board that oversees the arena, since it must plan for the future of PNC without knowing who is going to own one of its two primary tenants, as Greenberg continues his due diligence on his prospective purchase of the Hurricanes while current owner Peter Karmanos publicly pressed him this week to solidify his ownership group and hurry things up before he says “sayonara” and goes looking for even more money than the $500 million that has been reported as the purchase price.