from Tony Paul of the Detroit News,
Ilitch Holdings' $1-million commitment to pay the salaries of part-time workers during the coronavirus shutdown for the next month will cover about 1,500 employees.
But it might not cover all who work at Little Caesars Arena.
The Red Wings, like the also-Ilitch-owned Tigers, contract out food and beverage services to Sportservice, a branch of the Buffalo, N.Y.-based Delaware North company. Delaware North has contracts with some 50 arenas spread across four continents.
Delaware North chairman Jeremy Jacobs owns the NHL's Boston Bruins and the Bruins' and Celtics' home arena, TD Garden.