Document:

Exhibit 10.10

 

EMPLOYMENT
agreement

 

This Employment Agreement
(this “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between HOF Village Newco, LLC (“HOF Newco”) and Hall
of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (“Hall of Fame Resort”) (Hall of Fame Resort, together with HOF Newco, the
“Company”), on the one hand, and Erica Muhleman (the “Employee”), on the other hand, and shall be effective
on the Effective Date (defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

A. The
Company desires to employ the Employee on and after the Effective Date, and the Employee desires to be employed by the Company
on and after the Effective Date, all on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

 

B. The
Employee is willing to enter into this Agreement in consideration of the terms, conditions, and benefits that the Employee will
receive under the terms hereof, and the Company is willing to enter into this Agreement in consideration of the promises and covenants
by Employee contained herein.

 

AGREEMENT

 

In consideration of
the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. ROLE
OF EMPLOYEE.

 

1.1. Duties
and Status. HOF Newco and Hall of Fame Resort hereby engage the Employee as Executive Vice President of New Business Development/Marketing
& Sales for the Employment Period, as defined in Section 3.1 hereof, and the Employee accepts such employment, on the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee shall faithfully exercise in good faith such authority
and perform such duties on behalf of the Company that are typically associated with such position and all other duties that may
be assigned to the Employee by the Company’s Chief Employee Officer (“CEO”) from time to time.

 

1.2. Time
and Effort. During the Employment Period, the Employee shall devote the Employee’s entire working time, energy, and
efforts to the performance of the Employee’s duties hereunder in a manner that will faithfully and diligently further the
business and interests of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 1.2 shall not be interpreted to prohibit the
Employee from making personal investments of time that do not require more than a de minimis time commitment, performing
pro bono, charitable or civic acts or services or serving on the board of a non-profit organization, or conducting private business
affairs if those activities do not materially interfere with the services required under this Agreement or violate the provisions
of Section 4.

 

     

     

    

 

1.3. Principal
Place of Employment. The Employee’s principal work location shall be in Canton, Ohio. Upon submission of appropriate
receipts, the Company will reimburse the Employee for reasonable and necessary pre-approved moving expenses incurred as a result
of moving Employee, Employee’s immediate family (if any), and Employee’s (and, if applicable, Employee’s immediate
family’s) personal belongings to the Canton, Ohio area. Employee will obtain a quote from at least three moving companies
and submit those quotes to the CEO, who will, after conferring with Employee, advise Employee as to which moving company quote
is approved. During such conferral, Employee and the CEO will also discuss and agree upon what additional moving expenses are reasonable
and necessary and whether the Company’s reimbursement for such expenses should be capped at a certain amount.

 

2. COMPENSATION
AND BENEFITS.

 

2.1. Annual
Base Salary. For all of the services rendered by the Employee to the Company during the Employment Period, the Company
shall pay the Employee an annual base salary (“Annual Base Salary”) equal to $275,000.00. The Annual Base Salary shall
be payable in accordance with the practice of the Company in effect from time to time for the payment of salaries to employees
of the Company and shall be subject to applicable withholdings and deductions. The Company will periodically review the Employee’s
Annual Base Salary and implement an increase (but no decrease), if any, as the Company shall determine in its sole discretion is
reasonable and appropriate.

 

2.2. Annual
Bonus. For each calendar year during the Employment Period, the Employee shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the
“Annual Bonus”). The target for the Annual Bonus opportunity shall be 40% of the Employee’s Annual Base Salary
for each such calendar year and be based on the Company’s achievement of commercially-reasonable Key Performance Indicators
(“KPI’s”) determined by the Company in writing. The Annual Bonus for calendar year 2020 shall be pro-rated. The
Annual Bonus shall be paid in cash and shall be paid no later than 70 days after the end of the calendar year for which the Annual
Bonus is earned. In order to have earned, and be entitled to receive, the Annual Bonus for a particular calendar year, the Employee
must remain employed through the end of that calendar year and must not (a) have been, as of the date of payment, terminated by
the Company for Cause (as defined below) or (b) as of the date of payment, have ended Employee’s employment with the Company
without Good Reason (as defined below).

 

2.3. Restricted
Stock Award. Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hall of Fame Resort, the Employee
shall be granted an award of restricted stock units (a “Restricted Stock Unit Award”) that entitles the Employee to
receive one share of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (“Hall of Fame Resort”) common stock for each
restricted stock unit that vests in accordance with this Section 2.3 (such grant, a “Restricted Stock Unit Award”).

 

(a) In
connection with Hall of Fame Resort filing a Form S-8 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and subject to
the approval of the Board, the Employee shall receive a Restricted Stock Unit Award for a number of shares of common stock of the
Company equal to $600,000 divided by the average closing price of Hall of Fame Resort’s common stock for the five trading
days preceding, but not including, the Effective Date.

 

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(b) The
Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be evidenced by an award agreement between Hall of Fame Resort and the Employee.  The award
agreement shall provide that the Employee’s rights in the Restricted Stock Unit Award shall vest and be transferable in 3
equal or nearly equal installments on (1) the first Anniversary of the Effective Date, (2) the second anniversary of the Effective
Date, and (3) the third anniversary of the Effective Date, if the Employee remains in the continuous employ or service of the Company
or an affiliate of the Company from the Effective Date until the applicable vesting date.  The award agreement shall provide
that any Restricted Stock Units that have not vested on or before the date the Employee ceases to be an employee of the Company
or an affiliate shall be forfeited on the date that such employment or services ends for any reason. 

 

2.4. Benefits.
The Employee shall be entitled to participate in such benefit plans including, without limitation, any and all retirement, disability,
group life, sickness, accident, vision, dental, and health insurance programs, as the Company may provide from time to time to
its employees generally. The Employee shall be allowed to enroll in the health insurance benefits provided by the Company on the
first day of Employee’s employment with the Company.

 

2.5. Vacation.
The Employee shall be entitled to 15 days of paid vacation per year during the first and second year of the Employment Period and
25 days of paid vacation per year during the third year of the Employment Period and any year thereafter during the Employment
Period. Unused vacation days for a particular year shall roll over to, and be available for Employee’s use during, the first
twelve weeks of the following year, and any such carry-over vacation days not used by the Employee during the first twelve weeks
of the following year shall be paid out as compensation to the Employee on the first regularly-scheduled payroll date following
the end of the twelve-week period.

 

2.6. Expenses.
Subject to, and in accordance with, such policies as may, from time to time, be established by the Company, the Company shall pay
or reimburse the Employee for all reasonable expenses actually incurred or paid by the Employee in the furtherance of or in connection
with the performance of the Employee’s duties under this Agreement, upon presentation of expense statements or vouchers or
such other supporting information as the Company may reasonably require.

 

3. TERM
AND TERMINATION.

 

3.1. Employment
Period. Subject to Section 3.2 hereof, the Employee’s employment under this Agreement (the “Employment Period”)
shall commence on September 14, 2020 (the “Effective Date”) and shall terminate on the earlier of: (a) the third
anniversary of the Effective Date (such period, the “Initial Term”); provided, however, that on the third anniversary
of the Effective Date and each subsequent anniversary thereafter, the term shall automatically renew for successive 12-month periods
unless either party provides written notice of non-renewal to the other party at least 90 days in advance of the expiration of
the Initial Term or the then-current 12-month period (the Initial Term, as may be automatically extended as provided herein, the
“Term”); or (b) termination of this Agreement and the Employee’s employment pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof.

 

3.2. Termination
of Employment. Each party shall have the right to terminate the Employee’s employment hereunder before the Term expires
as permitted by this Section 3.2.

 

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(a) By
the Company.

 

(i) For
Cause. The Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and the Employee’s employment hereunder at any time
upon delivery of written notice of termination for Cause (as defined below) to the Employee by the Company, such employment to
terminate immediately upon delivery of such notice for a termination under 3.2(a)(i)(A) or (B), unless otherwise specified in such
notice, or upon expiration of the notice and cure period described herein for a termination under 3.2(a)(i)(C) or (D). As used
herein, “Cause” means that the Company has determined that the Employee: (A) has misappropriated, stolen, or embezzled
funds or property from the Company or, without the permission of the Company, secured or attempted to secure personally any profit
in connection with any transaction entered into on behalf of the Company; (B) has been charged with a felony which in the reasonable
opinion of the Company brings the Employee into disrepute or is likely to cause material harm to the Company’s business,
customer, or supplier relations, financial condition, prospects, or reputation; (C) has willfully failed to perform the Employee’s
duties to the Company in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Company; or (D) has willfully violated or breached any provision
of this Agreement or any law or regulation, where, in the reasonable opinion of the Company, such violation or breach is to the
material detriment of the Company or its business. A termination by the Company shall not be for Cause under Section 3.2(a)(i)(C)
or (D) unless: (1) the Company gives the Employee written notice specifying the event or condition that the Company asserts authorizes
termination for Cause under Section 3.2(a)(i)(C) or (D) and (2) during the 30 days following receipt of such notice, the Employee
fails to remedy or cure the event or condition. Any termination of employment pursuant to this Section 3.2(a)(i) shall entitle
the Employee to receive only the payments referred to in Section 3.3(a) hereof.

 

(ii) Without
Cause. The Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and the Employee’s employment hereunder without Cause
after 60 days’ prior written notice by the Company to the Employee. Any termination of employment pursuant to this Section
3.2(a)(ii) shall entitle the Employee to receive the payments referred to in Section 3.3(a) and (b) hereof.

 

(iii) Upon
Total Disability. The Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and the Employee’s employment hereunder
upon five days’ prior written notice to the Employee if the Company determines that the Employee is unable to perform the
Employee’s duties by reason of Total Disability. As used herein, “Total Disability” shall mean the inability
of the Employee, due to physical or mental illness or injury, and with the benefit of any reasonable accommodation requested by
and provided to the Employee, to perform the Employee’s essential duties hereunder for any period of 180 consecutive days. 
The return of the Employee to the Employee’s duties for periods of 30 days or less shall not interrupt such 180-day period.
Upon any termination of employment pursuant to this Section 3.2(a)(iii), the Employee shall only be entitled to receive the payments
referred to in Section 3.3(a) hereof.

 

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(b) By
the Employee.

 

(i) For
Good Reason. The Employee shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and her employment hereunder for Good Reason, such
employment to terminate upon expiration of the notice and cure period described herein. As used herein, “Good Reason”
shall mean: (A) any material failure by the Company to comply with any provision of this Agreement; (B) a material diminution in
the Employee’s overall duties and responsibilities as a result of any merger or business combination to which the Company
is a party; or (C) the permanent relocation of the Employee’s principal place of employment to a location that is more than
50 miles from Canton, Ohio. A termination by the Employee shall not be for Good Reason unless: (1) the Employee gives the Company
written notice specifying the event or condition that the Employee asserts authorizes termination for Good Reason; (2) the Employee
did not cause the event or condition that Employee asserts authorizes Employee’s termination for Good Reason or knowingly
allow such event or condition to occur (but only if Employee had the authority and power to cause the event not to occur and knowingly
chose not to exercise such power or authority); (3) such notice is given no more than 30 days after the occurrence of the event
or the initial existence of the condition that Employee asserts authorizes termination for Good Reason; (4) during the 30 days
following receipt of such notice, the Company fails to remedy or cure the event or condition; and (5) Employee terminates Employee’s
employment within 30 days after the end of such cure period. In the event that the Employee elects to terminate her employment
pursuant to Section 3.2(b)(i) and in accordance with the notice and cure requirements in subparts (1) through (5) above, the Employee
shall be entitled to receive the payments referred to in Section 3.3(a) and (b) hereof.

 

(ii) Without
Good Reason. The Employee shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and her employment hereunder without Good Reason
after 60 days’ prior written notice by the Employee to the Company. If the Employee gives 60 days’ notice of termination
without Good Reason under this Section 3.2(b)(ii), the Company in its sole discretion can elect to make the Employee’s resignation
of employment effective immediately at any time during the 60-day notice period, and any such termination by the Company shall
not convert Employee’s resignation into a termination by the Company without Cause. In the event the Employee elects to terminate
her employment pursuant to Section 3.2(b)(ii), the Employee shall be entitled to receive only the payments referred to in Section
3.3(a) hereof.

 

(c) By
Expiration of Agreement. This Agreement and the Employee’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon the date of
the expiration of the then-current Term in the event either party elects not to renew the then-current Term pursuant to Section
3.1. In the event the employment of the Employee is terminated by the expiration of the then-current Term, the Employee shall be
entitled to receive only the payments referred to in Section 3.3(a) hereof.

 

(d) Death
of Employee. This Agreement and the Employee’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon the death of the Employee.
In such an event, the Employee’s surviving spouse, or if none, the Employee’s estate shall be entitled to receive only
the payments referred to in Section 3.3(a) hereof.

 

3.3. Compensation
and Benefits Following Termination. Except as specifically provided in this Section 3.3, any and all obligations of the
Company to make payments to the Employee under this Agreement shall cease as of the date the Employment Period expires under Section
3.1 or as of the date the Employee’s employment is terminated under Section 3.2, as the case may be (either such date, the
“Termination Date”). From the date of any notice of termination through the Termination Date (to the extent they are
different), the Employee shall continue to perform the normal duties of the Employee’s employment hereunder (unless waived
by the Company) and shall be entitled to receive when due all compensation and benefits applicable to the Employee hereunder.

 

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(a) Standard
Termination Payments. In the event that the Employee’s employment terminates for any reason under any provision in
Section 3.2, the Company shall, within the period prescribed by applicable State law but no later than 30 days after the Termination
Date, pay the Standard Termination Payments (as defined below) to the Employee or, in the case of termination pursuant to Section
3.2(d) on account of the death of the Employee, to the Employee’s surviving spouse or estate as appropriate. For purposes
of this Section 3.3, “Standard Termination Payments” shall mean (i) the Employee’s earned and unpaid Annual Base
Salary through the Termination Date; (ii) any unreimbursed business and entertainment expenses that are reimbursable through the
Termination Date; and (iii) any accrued but unused vacation as of the Termination Date. Moreover, for any such termination, the
Employee shall be entitled to receive any vested benefits to which the Employee has a right under the Company’s benefit plans
and programs, including without limitation continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985,
as amended, which benefits will be provided in accordance with the applicable plan terms.

 

(b) By
Company Without Cause or by Employee for Good Reason. In the event that the Company elects to terminate this Agreement
and the Employee’s employment hereunder without Cause under Section 3.2(a)(ii) or the Employee elects to terminate this Agreement
and her employment hereunder for Good Reason under Section 3.2(b)(i), in addition to the Standard Termination Payments provided
in Section 3.3(a), and subject to the Employee’s execution of a release on or after the Termination Date that becomes effective
and irrevocable as described in Section 3.4, the Company shall continue to pay the Employee her then-current Annual Base Salary,
less applicable deductions and withholdings, for twelve months after the Termination Date. The first salary continuation payment
will be paid to the Employee on the first Company payroll date that is ten days after the date that the release described in Section
3.4 becomes effective and irrevocable and will include any salary continuation payments for payroll dates between the Termination
Date and the first salary continuation payment date.

 

3.4. Release.
The Company will have no obligation to the Employee for the severance continuation payments under Section 3.3(b) unless the Employee
has executed, on or after the Termination Date, and delivered to the Company, on or before the 50th day following the Termination
Date, an effective and irrevocable general release and waiver of claims that releases the Company and all of its related entities,
affiliates, investors, owners, and employees from, and promises not to sue them for, all claims and liabilities arising on or before
the date the Employee signs the release, including claims related to the Employee’s employment with and separation from the
Company, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto with such changes as may be necessary under applicable law or as agreed to by
the parties.

 

3.5. Resignation.
Upon termination of the Employee’s employment, the Employee hereby agrees that the Employee shall automatically be treated
as having resigned from any offices or positions related to the Company or any of its affiliates.

 

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4. RESTRICTIVE
COVENANTS.

 

4.1. Recitals.
While employed with the Company, the Employee will be employed in a position of trust and confidence, and as a result, the Employee
will be provided with the Company’s trade secrets and confidential or proprietary information, including but not limited
to information related to (a) reports, pricing, selling, purchasing, and pricing procedures, and financing methods of the
Company, and any specific and proprietary techniques utilized by the Company in designing, developing, testing, or marketing its
products or in performing services for clients, customers, and accounts of the Company; (b) the business plans and financial statements,
reports, and projections of the Company; (c) identities, addresses, contact persons, purchasing habits, and all other information
related to the Company’s customers, clients, and investors, purchasers, lenders, or any other confidential information relating
to or dealing with the business operations or activities of the Company; and (d) information concerning the licenses, permits,
or other authorizations relevant to the Company’s business, made known to the Employee or acquired by the Employee in the
course of the Employee’s employment at the Company (collectively, “Confidential Information”). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information or materials (a) that was or becomes generally available
to the public other than as a result of breach of this Agreement by the Employee or (b) which the Employee had in her possession
prior to disclosure by the Company or receives from a third party who, to the Employee’s knowledge, is not bound by a duty
of confidentiality to the Company. The Employee acknowledges that the Company takes reasonable steps to protect its Confidential
Information and to prevent disclosure of its Confidential Information to the public. Moreover, the Employee acknowledges that during
Employee’s employment with the Company, the Employee will be put in a position of trust and confidence with the Company’s
customers, employees, and consultants. The Employee agrees and acknowledges, therefore, that it is fair and reasonable for the
Company to take steps necessary to protect its Confidential Information; protect against the risk of misappropriation of such Confidential
Information; and protect the Company’s relationship with its customers, employees, and consultants.

 

4.2. Non-Recruitment.
By and in consideration of the Company’s entering into this Agreement, and in further consideration of the Employee’s
exposure to the Confidential Information of the Company and its affiliates, the Employee agrees that the Employee shall not, during
the Employee’s employment with the Company and for a period of six (6) months after the Employee’s employment with
the Company is terminated by either party for any reason (the “Restricted Period”): (a) directly or indirectly hire,
induce, or solicit (or assist any person or entity to hire, induce, or solicit) for employment any person who is, or within six
(6) months prior to the date of such hiring, inducement, or solicitation was, an employee of the Company or (b) induce or solicit
(or assist any person or entity to induce or solicit) any person who is an employee of the Company to terminate his/her employment
relationship with the Company. The foregoing does not apply to any employee who responds to any general public advertisement by
the Employee or is referred by an employment agency, so long as the advertisement or agency search was not directed towards any
such employee or group of employees of the Company.

 

4.3. Confidential
Information. This covenant is independent of, and in addition to, those set forth above.

 

(a) In
order to protect the Company’s Confidential Information, the Employee hereby covenants and agrees that the Employee will
at all times hold the Confidential Information in confidence, will take all reasonable and necessary measures to prevent the disclosure
of the Confidential Information, and will not use or disclose any Confidential Information, except for the benefit of the Company
and to authorized representatives of the Company, to professional advisors (including without limitation attorneys, accountants,
and financial advisors), or except as required by any governmental, regulatory, or judicial authority.

 

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(b) The
Employee acknowledges that all Confidential Information are and shall remain the sole, exclusive, and valuable property of the
Company and that the Employee has and shall acquire no right, title, or interest therein. Any and all printed, typed, written,
or other material that the Employee may have or obtain with respect to Confidential Information shall be and remain the exclusive
property of the Company, and any and all material (including any copies) shall, upon request of the Company, be promptly delivered
by the Employee to the Company.

 

(c) If
the Employee becomes compelled by law, by regulatory or judicial process or by any other proceeding to make any disclosure that
is prohibited by this Section 4.3, the Employee shall, to the extent legally permissible, provide the Company with prompt notice
of such compulsion so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance
with the provisions of this Section 4.3. In the absence of a protective order or other remedy, the Employee may disclose that portion
(and only that portion) of the Confidential Information that, based upon the opinion of the Employee’s counsel, the Employee
is legally compelled to disclose; provided, however, that the Employee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
written assurance that any person to whom any Confidential Information is so disclosed shall accord confidential treatment to such
Confidential Information.

 

(d) Nothing
in this Agreement prohibits Employee from disclosing a Company trade secret (i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government
official, or to an attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law or (ii) in a complaint
or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Moreover, if Employee files a lawsuit
for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law, Employee may disclose a Company trade secret to the
Employee’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if the Employee files any document containing
the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret except pursuant to court order.

 

4.4. Scope
and Reasonableness.

 

(a) The
parties agree that it is not their intention to violate any public policy, rule of public order, or statutory or common law. The
parties intend that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies
applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. If any provision of this Agreement is found by a court to be unenforceable,
the parties authorize the court to amend or modify the provision to make it enforceable in the most restrictive fashion permitted
by law.

 

(b) The
Employee acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Section 4, in view of the nature of the business in which the Company
is engaged and in view of the Confidential Information to which the Employee will be exposed, are reasonable and necessary in order
to protect the Confidential Information of the Company and the Company’s relationships with its customers, employees, and
consultants, and that any violation thereof would result in irreparable injuries to the Company, and the Employee therefore acknowledges
that, in the event of the Employee’s violation of any of these restrictions, the Company shall be entitled to seek from any
court of competent jurisdiction (in any jurisdiction) preliminary and permanent injunctive relief as well as damages and an equitable
accounting of all earnings, profits, and other rights or remedies to which the Company may be entitled. Notwithstanding the foregoing
to the contrary, under no circumstances shall the Employee be liable for special, consequential, or punitive damages for any breach
of this Agreement or otherwise. If the Employee violates any of the restrictions contained in the foregoing Section 4.2, the Restricted
Period shall not run in favor of the Employee from the time of the commencement of any such violation until such violation shall
be cured by the Employee to the reasonable satisfaction of Company.

 

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4.5. Survival.
Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if this Agreement is terminated for any reason, the provisions
and covenants of this Section 4 shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms.

 

5. MISCELLANEOUS.

 

5.1. Code
Section 409A.

 

(a) This
Agreement and the amounts payable and other benefits provided under this Agreement are intended to comply with, or otherwise be
exempt from, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 409A”), after giving effect to the exemptions in Treasury
Regulation section 1.409A-1(b)(3) through (b)(12). This Agreement shall be administered, interpreted and construed in a manner
consistent with the requirements and exemptions under Section 409A. If any provision of this Agreement is found not to comply with,
or otherwise not be exempt from, the provisions of Section 409A, it shall be modified and given effect, in the sole reasonable
discretion of the Employer and without requiring the Employee’s consent, in such manner as the Employer reasonably determines
to be necessary or appropriate to comply with, or to effectuate an exemption from, Section 409A; provided, however, that
in exercising its discretion, the Employer shall modify this Agreement in the least restrictive manner necessary and provided further
that the Employer have no obligation to indemnify the Employee or hold the Employee harmless from any adverse tax consequences
related to any failure to comply with Section 409A. Each payment under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate identified
payment for purposes of Section 409A.

 

(b) With
respect to any reimbursement of expenses of, or any provision of in-kind benefits to, the Employee, as provided under this Agreement,
such reimbursement of expenses or provision of in-kind benefits shall be subject to the following limitations: (i) the expenses
eligible for reimbursement or the amount of in-kind benefits provided in one taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible
for reimbursement or the amount of in-kind benefits provided in any other taxable year, except for any medical reimbursement arrangement
providing for the reimbursement of expenses referred to in Section 105(b) of the Internal Revenue Code; (ii) the reimbursement
of an eligible expense shall be made as specified in this Agreement and in accordance with Employer’s normal reimbursement
procedures for senior management, and (iii) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefit shall not be subject to liquidation or
exchange for another benefit.

 

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(c) If
a payment obligation under this Agreement arises on account of the Employee’s termination of her employment and such payment
obligation constitutes “deferred compensation” (as defined under Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(b)(1), after
giving effect to the exemptions in Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(b)(3) through (b)(12)), it shall be payable only after
the Employee’s “separation from service” (as defined under Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(h)); provided,
however, that if the Employee is a “specified employee” (as defined under Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(i)),
any such payment obligation that is scheduled to be paid within six months after such separation from service shall accrue without
interest and shall be paid on the first day of the seventh month beginning after the date of the Employee’s separation from
service or, if earlier, within fifteen days after the appointment of the personal representative or executor of the Employee’s
estate following the Employee’s death.

 

5.2. Applicable
Law. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to the
conflicts of law rules thereof.

 

5.3. Headings.
The headings and captions set forth herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation
hereof.

 

5.4. Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of successors and permitted assigns of the parties.
This Agreement may not be assigned, nor may performance of any duty hereunder be delegated, by either party without the prior written
consent of the other; provided, however, the Company may assign this Agreement to any successor to its business or to any
affiliate.

 

5.5. Entire
Agreement; Termination of Services Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no other contemporaneous written or oral agreements, undertakings, promises,
warranties, or covenants not specifically referred to or contained herein. This Agreement specifically supersedes any and all prior
agreements and understandings of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, all of which prior agreements and understandings
are hereby terminated and of no further force and effect.

 

5.6. Amendments.
This Agreement may be amended, modified, or terminated only by a written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

 

5.7. Waiver.
The Company’s failure to enforce any provision or provisions in this Agreement shall not in any way be construed as a waiver
of any provision or provisions of this Agreement, or prevent the Company from thereafter enforcing each and every provision of
this Agreement.

 

5.8. Execution
in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original
and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may be delivered by facsimile transmission
or email attachment of an originally executed copy.

 

5.9. Severability.
If any section, provision, clause or part of this Agreement, or the applications thereof under certain circumstances, is held invalid
or unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such section, provision, clause or part
under other circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.

 

5.10. Incorporation
of Recitals. The Recitals to this Agreement are an integral part of, and by this reference are hereby incorporated into,
this Agreement.

 

5.11. Withholdings.
Each payment of compensation or benefits to or on behalf of the Employee under this Agreement shall be reduced by authorized deductions.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year written below.

 

	 	HOF VIllage newco,
    llc
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Michael Crawford 
	 	Name: 	Michael Crawford
	 	Title:	President & Chief Executive Officer
	 	Date:	August 31, 2020

 

	 	Hall of Fame Resort
    & Entertainment Company
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Michael Crawford 
	 	Name:	Michael Crawford
	 	Title:	President & Chief Executive Officer
	 	Date:	August 31, 2020

 

	 	ERICA MUHLEMAN
	 	 
	 	/s/ Erica Muhleman
	 	Erica Muhleman, Individually
	 	 
	 	August 31, 2020
	 	Date

 

[Signature Page to Muhleman Employment Agreement]

 

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Exhibit A

 

Form of Release

 

GENERAL RELEASE
AND WAIVER

 

THIS GENERAL RELEASE
AND WAIVER (this “Release”) is entered into by and between [___] (the “Company”) and [●] (the “Employee”).
The Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Employment
Status. The Employee’s employment with the Company terminated effective as of [•].

 

2. Payment
and Benefits. The Company shall provide the Employee with the salary continuation payments specified in and subject to the
provisions of Section 3.3(b) of the Employment Agreement dated as of [●], by and between the Company and the Employee (the
“Employment Agreement”); provided, that such payment is subject to certain terms and conditions, including without
limitation this Release becoming effective, as provided in the Employment Agreement.

 

3. No
Liability. This Release does not constitute an admission by any of the Company Releasees (as defined below) of any unlawful
acts or of any violation of federal, state, or local laws.

 

4. Release.
In consideration of the payments and benefits set forth in the Employment Agreement, the Employee, for the Employee, the Employee’s
heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Employee Releasors”),
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases, acquits, and forever discharges the Company and its current and former parents,
affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, successors, assigns, trustees, officers, directors, partners, shareholders, agents, parents,
employees, including without limitation all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them (collectively, the
“Company Releasees”) from any and all charges, complaints, claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements,
controversies, damages, remedies, actions, causes of action, suits, rights, demands, costs, losses, debts, and expenses (including
attorneys’ fees and costs) of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, whether in law or equity and whether arising under
federal, state, or local law that the Employee Releasors had, now have, or may hereafter claim to have had against each or any
of the Company Releasees by reason of any matter, cause, or thing occurring, done, or omitted to be done on or before the date
of Employee’s execution of this Release. Without limitation, this Release includes a knowing and voluntary waiver of any
and all rights, claims, and causes of action for discrimination based upon race, color, ethnicity, sex, national origin, religion,
disability, and age (including without limitation under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 as amended by the Older
Workers Benefit Protection Act (“ADEA”), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended by the Civil Rights Act
of 1991, the Equal Pay Act of 1962, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and any other federal, state, or local anti-discrimination
law) or any other unlawful criterion or circumstance. Employee is not waiving or releasing any claims that may arise after the
date that the Employee executes this Release or claims related to the Equity Award Agreement. Moreover, this Release does not cover
the Employee’s right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or
any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related
to employment, against the Company Releasees (with the understanding that any such filing or participation does not give the Employee
the right to recover any monetary damages against the Company Releasees; the Employee’s release of claims herein bars the
Employee from recovering such monetary relief from the Company Releasees).

 

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In addition, for purposes
of this Release, the Employee represents that the Employee is not aware of any claims against the Company Releasees.

 

5. Restrictive
Covenants. The Employee expressly acknowledges and agrees that Employee will continue to be bound by the obligations set forth
in Section 4 of the Employment Agreement for the periods set forth therein.

 

6. Company
Property. By signing this Release, the Employee acknowledges that the Employee has returned to the Company all originals and
copies of Company documents and all Company property, including without limitation, keys, computer files, diskettes, database information,
client information, sales documents, financial statements, budgets and forecasts, and any similar information. The Employee further
represents that the Employee has left intact all of the Company’s electronic files, including those that Employee developed
or helped develop during the Employee’s employment with the Company.

 

7. Bar.
The Employee acknowledges and agrees that, if the Employee should hereafter make any claim or demand or commence or threaten to
commence any action, claim, or proceeding against the Company Releasees with respect to any cause, matter, or thing which is the
subject of the release under Paragraph 4 of this Release, this Release may be raised as a complete bar to any such action, claim,
or proceeding, and the applicable Company Releasee may recover from the Employee all expenses and costs incurred in connection
with such action, claim, or proceeding, including attorneys’ fees.

 

8. Non-Disparagement.
The Employee agrees not to make any statement, oral or written, that would reasonably be considered disparaging of the Company,
its programs, or its services, or any of the Company Releasees. The Company agrees that then-current members of its Employee management
team acting in their capacity as employees of the Company will not make any statement, oral or written, that would reasonably be
considered to be disparaging of the Employee. Nothing in this Section 8 shall prevent the Employee or the Company from providing
truthful information if compelled to do so by law or by regulatory or judicial process.

 

9. Governing
Law; Interpretation. This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, without
regard to the conflicts of law rules thereof. If for any reason any part of this Release shall be determined to be unenforceable,
the remaining terms and conditions shall be enforced to the fullest extent possible.

 

10. Acknowledgments.
The Employee acknowledges that the Employee has been advised in writing to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement.
The Employee further acknowledges that the Employee has been given sufficient time to review this Release, the Employee has read
and fully understands its provisions, the Employee voluntarily accepts its terms, and the Employee has a period of twenty-one (21)
days in which to consider entering into this Release. If the Employee executes the Release in less than twenty-one (21) days, the
Employee acknowledges that the Employee is doing so voluntarily and that the Employee is waiving the Employee’s right to
the full twenty-one (21) days to consider the Release.

 

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11. Revocation.
The Employee has a period of seven (7) days following the execution of this Release during which the Employee may revoke this Release,
and this Release shall not become effective or enforceable until such revocation period has expired.

 

12. Counterparts.
This Release may be executed by the parties hereto in counterparts, which taken together shall be deemed one original. This Release
may be delivered by facsimile transmission or email attachment of an originally executed copy.

 

THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS
RELEASE; THEY KNOW AND UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS; THEY FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY AGREE TO ABIDE BY ITS TERMS; AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN COERCED
INTO SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT.

 

	 	 

[____]

 

	 	 

Date

 

[___]

 

	By:	 	 
	 	 	 
	Title:	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	Date	 	 

 

 

14Exhibit 10.1

      

    

    

    

    FORM OF CONSULTANT AGREEMENT

    This Consultant Agreement (the “Agreement”), is made and entered into effective September 22,
      2020, by and between Banner Bank, a Washington state chartered commercial bank (the “Bank”), and Richard B. Barton (“Consultant”).

    WHEREAS, Consultant has been employed as a senior officer of the Bank (together with its affiliates, “Banner Bank”) but will retire from Banner Bank at the close of business on October 31, 2020; and

    WHEREAS, Consultant’s experience, knowledge, and contacts in the banking business are valuable to Banner Bank and Banner Bank desires
      to engage Consultant’s services as a consultant for the term hereof, and Consultant is willing to provide such services.

    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 

    

    1.          Consultant Services. Banner Bank hereby
      engages Consultant to provide services as a consultant to Banner Bank, and Consultant hereby agrees to provide such services, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

     2.          Term. The term of this Agreement
      commences on November 1, 2020 and will continue until the close of business on January 31, 2021 (the “End Date”), unless earlier terminated by either party by giving thirty (30) days’ written notice to the
      other party or the parties agree to extend the term beyond the End Date on a month-to-month basis.

    3.          Duties. During the term hereof, Consultant
      shall render to Banner Bank such services of an advisory or consultative nature as Banner Bank may reasonably request, and Consultant shall be available for advice and counsel to the officers and directors of Banner Bank at reasonable times so that
      Banner Bank may have the benefit of Consultant’s experience, knowledge, contacts or reputation in the banking business. The parties agree that the services provided by Consultant under this Agreement are not expected to exceed ten (10) hours per week
      on average, such that, after October 31, 2020, the level of the Consultant’s services to Banner Bank is expected to permanently decrease to no more than 20% of his past service to Banner Bank.

    4.          Independent Consultant. It is expressly
      understood that Consultant is an independent contractor under this Agreement and, as such, he shall have no authority, executive or otherwise, to bind Banner Bank. Consultant is solely responsible for all
      federal, state, and local tax obligations arising out of the payments and benefits provided to Consultant under this Agreement. Consultant acknowledges that he has been advised by Banner Bank to consult with his own tax, financial, and legal advisers
      regarding this Agreement and the tax consequences of any payments hereunder.

    5.          Compensation

    

       a.          As compensation for the services provided by Consultant under this Agreement,
      Banner Bank will pay Consultant (i) a fixed fee of $6,000.00 per month (the “Fees”), payable monthly during the term of this Agreement, plus (ii) a lump-sum amount equal to $70,000.00, payable as of the first
      day of the term of this Agreement. If the Agreement is terminated on thirty (30) days’ notice by either party under Section 2, Banner Bank will pay Consultant, on a pro-rata basis, any Fees then due and payable for any services completed up to and
      including the date of the termination.

     

      

         b.          As additional compensation for the services provided by Consultant under this Agreement through the End Date, and conditioned on Consultant’s performance of such

    

    
      
        
          

      

      services through the End Date, Banner Bank is prepared to pay $30,000.00 (the “Additional Payment Amount”) to Consultant on the End Date. However, Consultant hereby
        unconditionally and irrevocably waives any right he may otherwise have (x) with respect to the Additional Payment Amount and (y) to otherwise control the disposition of the Additional Payment Amount. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that (i)
        absent this waiver, he was entitled to receive the Additional Payment Amount but has voluntarily decided to waive all of his rights to receive or claim the Additional Payment Amount (including any right to direct the disposition of the Additional
        Payment Amount), and (ii) pursuant to this waiver, Banner Bank has the sole discretion to determine whether the Additional Payment Amount will be paid and to whom the Additional Payment Amount will be paid (if at all), Consultant retains no right
        to receive, or direct the disposition of, the Additional Payment Amount, and Consultant releases any claims he may have with respect to the Additional Payment Amount.

       

      

              c.          Unless Banner Bank otherwise agrees in writing, Consultant is solely responsible for any travel or other costs or expenses incurred by him in connection with the performance of
        services under this Agreement, and in no event will Banner Bank reimburse Consultant for any such costs or expenses.

         

          

             d.          The terms and amount of any compensation paid to Consultant for any services rendered under this Agreement after the End Date shall be agreed to between the parties on a matter by matter or
          time-based basis.

      

    

    6.           Covenant of Confidentiality by Consultant. During and after his engagement as a consultant hereunder,
      except for the purpose of carrying out his duties hereunder, Consultant shall not divulge to others or use for his personal benefit any non-public information or data acquired by him while in the employ of Banner Bank or as a consultant for Banner
      Bank which relates to the methods, processes, customers or other trade secrets or confidential information of Banner Bank or the subsidiaries or affiliates of either. To the extent that Consultant continues to utilize Banner Bank’s email and other
      electronic information systems, Consultant shall adhere to Banner Bank’s rules and procedures pertaining to those systems.

    [Signatures appear on the following page.]

     

    

     

    

     

    

    
      
        

    

    

    

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Banner Bank and Richard B. Barton agree to the foregoing Consultant Agreement, effective as of
      the date first written above.

    Banner Bank

    By: _____________________________   

      

    Name: ___________________________

    Title: ____________________________

    

    

    Consultant

    _________________________________ 

    

    Richard B. Barton

    

    

    

    

    By signing below, I acknowledge and agree that the waiver under Section 5(b) of this Agreement applies to any community property rights I may have to the Additional Payment
      Amount, and I agree to waive any rights and release any claims I may have with respect to the Additional Payment Amount, including any right to direct the disposition of the Additional Payment Amount.

    __________________________________

    

    Georgette Barton

    Spouse of Richard B. Barton

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