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DeVos Place heads down the stretch with a surplus
Revenue to Van Andel Arena also is up from last year.
(As seen on WZZM TV 13) What began as a year-long marathon now is a two-month sprint.
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Wolverine Worldwide walks brands into Grand Rapids
For the first time ever this week, Wolverine Worldwide is hosting a global conference for all of its brands — and the event is being held in downtown Grand Rapids at DeVos Place.
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CAA fiscal year is three months too long
Arena and convention center record major surpluses through three quarters.
Had the fiscal year closed March 31, members of the Convention and Arena Authority might have been seen dancing down Monroe Avenue.
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DeVos Place sandbags push back floodwater
The city’s most valuable downtown public buildings, Van Andel Arena and DeVos Place, have stayed relatively dry during the Grand River flooding.
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DeVos Place is on a remarkable fiscal journey
Arena had perhaps its best financial month ever in February.
When was the last time DeVos Place, the area’s convention center, was this much in the black this far into the fiscal year?
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Area hotels are continuing strong run
Convention center posts its best-ever seven-month fiscal mark.
Following on the heels of a record-breaking revenue year of $127 million for hotels in the county last year, Experience Grand Rapids President Doug Small reported the momentum carried over into the first month of the new year.
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West Michigan Women's Expo showcases women-owned businesses
The annual West Michigan Women’s Expo is celebrating its 15th year as it fills DeVos Place for the weekend with more than 400 women owned and women-focused businesses on display.
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DDA to refund convention center bond
Board sets aside request for Morton House project most likely because of bonds.
The Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority agreed last week to refund a 10-year-old bond that helped build DeVos Place, the city’s convention center.
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DeVos Place is on turnaround trail
Arena also scores well in first half of fiscal year.
The first half of the fiscal year has been nothing short of remarkable for DeVos Place.
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Mayor cites business involvement in annual address
Companies have joined him in trying to make the future better for city’s youth.
The plight of the city’s young people topped Mayor George Heartwell’s 10th State of the City address Saturday at DeVos Place, and he credited a lengthy list of local businesses for making his Mayor’s 50 program a success last year.
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