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FedExField badges 10,000 employees with high-tech IDs

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

FedExField in Andover, Md. plays host to the Washington Redskins, college football games, soccer and a variety of other events through the course of a typical year. Because of the huge influx of seasonal, contract and temporary employees, stadium operators wanted a better way to identify staff and control their access to the facility.

During the off season when no event is planned there are around 50 employees in the stadium during the day, but during an event this number skyrockets to as many as 10,000 employees, says Chris Bloyer, vice president of operations for FedExField.

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