The Nashville Predators season may be over, but they have big plans on the business side of things.
The Preds revealed on Tuesday new renderings and details for upgrades to Bridgestone Arena that will cost close to $1 billion over the next 15 years.
Starting in 2026, they will begin to expand the arena by around 175,000 square feet, adding new businesses in the process. The outdoor plaza is expected to be renovated as well, featuring a large LED canopy.
“[Bridgestone Arena] was built to keep Broadway out. It was all concrete, they didn’t want that seeping in. Where now, we created Broadway,” Sean Henry, Nashville Predators CEO, told the Business Journal. “The idea is to rip out all the walls and not let the patrons know...where the building starts, where Broadway ends and have them all flowing out of each other. What we’ve created is something pretty special, and every enhancement we’ve done to the building is with this in mind.” [WTVF]
The first official plans for a major renovation of the area around Ball Arena have been submitted to the City of Denver.
Last year, Denver rezoned nearly 70 acres of land, which includes the stadium where the Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets play, for new development.
On Monday, Kroenke Sports and Entertainment submitted a Ball Arena Redevelopment Infrastructure Master Plan as well as concept plans for what it's calling "Phase 1A" which calls for a hotel, residential buildings, and a new concert venue on the corner of Chopper Circle and Speer Boulevard.
The infrastructure plan is specifically for the area around Ball Arena, but also mentions massive redevelopment for the River Mile, which is currently Elitch Gardens. The Ball Arena master plan has a central park, reimagined RTD stations and dense buildings. [CBS News]
On April 16, the Midland Soccer Club officially launched the public phase of its capital campaign to support the Great Lakes Bay Regional Athletic Facility with a celebratory gathering attended by nearly 100 guests at The H Hotel.The club plans to build a 150,000-square-foot indoor turf venue on its existing property north of US-10 and east of Jefferson. The project is budgeted at $12 million and construction is set to begin in fall 2025.
Last week's event honored the generous contributions and early support of sponsors, Legacy Circle donors, and several local foundations.
Representatives from the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation, Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation, Charles J. Strosacker Foundation, Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation, and Michigan Baseball Foundation were among those in attendance. [Midland Daily News]
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