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Nate Hurwitz Field on deck at Art Van Sports Complex
The first step in making the Nate Hurwitz baseball field a reality takes place on Wednesday, when the West Michigan Miracle League holds a groundbreaking ceremony to honor the memory of the 16-year-old who loved the game.
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Meijer Games among finalists for state award
The West Michigan Sports Commission wants your vote.
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Marathons boost West Michigan economy
As the popularity of marathon running continues to grow, so does the number of marathons, half marathons and alternative racing events that attract out-of-town visitors and have a positive economic impact on the region.
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WMSC to add new summer sports and new Winter Games
Work on Art Van baseball and softball complex is underway.
The West Michigan Sports Commission is adding five more sports to its signature event, the Meijer State Games of Michigan, growing to 36 sports this June.
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Sports commission serves as economic catalyst
The West Michigan Sports Commission has multi-faceted banner news announcements amidst the first quarter of 2013, but the domino effect in the business sector is especially worthy of note.
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Newsmaker: West Michigan Sports Commission scores $26M for region
With about 60 events bringing in thousands of people and millions of dollars in 2012, the West Michigan Sports Commission is doing its job.
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Sports commission close to realizing major accomplishment
Groundbreaking for complex and naming-rights ceremony is this week.
Even though the West Michigan Sports Commission has hosted dozens of successful events and recorded significant growth over the last several years, the nonprofit organization is clearly taking its biggest step this week. The commission is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for the construction of a 12-field baseball and softball complex targeted for youth and amateur tournaments on a Kent County-owned site at 10 Mile Road and U.S. 131 in Plainfield Township.
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Art Van secures stadium naming rights
The naming rights to the West Michigan Sports Commission’s $7.8 million baseball-softball complex have been granted to Art Van Furniture, WMSC Executive Director Mike Guswiler announced today.
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Sports Commission support worth its weight in gold
Mike Guswiler, executive director of the West Michigan Sports Commission, is likely to have a record number of papers and notes bearing the famed “happy face” signature of former ambassador Peter Secchia, one of the Sports Commission founders. Guswiler recently updated Kent County Commissioners on the returns on the county funding investment of $1 million over five years.
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WMSC building ball fields and the countys future
It appears everyone is winning — at least, when it involves the West Michigan Sports Commission and its capital campaign to build a 12-field baseball and softball complex in northern Kent County.
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