Forsyth County Approves Plan for $3B Mixed-Use Development With NHL Arena
A massive mixed-use development in Forsyth County, which will include an arena meant to attract an NHL team, is one step closer to reality.
County commissioners on Wednesday approved the final agreements for the $3 billion plan to build The Gathering at South Forsyth – which is $1 billion more than last year’s projections.
Developer Vernon Krause called Wednesday’s vote “a catalytic step forward in bringing this visionary project to life.”
WCU Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for Stadium Upgrades
Western Carolina University (WCU) held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, June 12, to mark the first phase of planned upgrades for E.J. Whitmire Stadium and other facilities.
WCU said some of the upgrades will include a new press box, coaches' offices, player study space and a hospitality area dubbed "the Western Skybox."
The unofficial name of the skybox is a nod to the ongoing "Fill the Western Sky" comprehensive fundraising campaign, which is helping to make the renovations possible. The goal of the "Fill the Western Skies Campaign" is to raise $100 million. The university has raised $91 million of that, so far.
Nevada's $32 Million Indoor Fieldhouse Project Goes Before Regents for Final Approval
When Stephanie Rempe was hired as Nevada's athletic director in June 2022, her initial facility-improvement goal was raising money for the $28 million in projects that were in the works.
But once that was handled, constructing the long sought-after indoor Fieldhouse project took precedent.
"For sure at the top of the list for so many reasons," Rempe said of where the Fieldhouse ranked on her list of priorities.
That Fieldhouse project will get a final review from the Nevada Board of Regents this week with a presentation before the business, finance and facilities committee scheduled Thursday and a final vote coming Friday. That vote would be the Regents' final approval and move the project along to the final stage, which would be the chancellor's signature in July once the bond financing is finalized. The light at the end of the project's tunnel is approaching as long as the Regents approve the project this week.
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