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DDA has development guidelines for downtown sector
Board agrees to a purchase option for a parking lot near the arena.
The Arena South Visioning Plan was adopted by the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority last week and the board will use the 75-page report as a guidebook for projects that are proposed for five parking lots situated south of Van Andel Arena, which is at Fulton Street and Ottawa 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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Griffins had a good season on and off the ice
Franchise reached $1 million in group ticket sales this year.
On the ice, the 17th season for the Grand Rapids Griffins was a good one: The team qualified for the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2009.
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Van Andel Arena nets Division I college hockey championship
The news that Van Andel Arena has landed the new Western Collegiate Hockey Association men’s playoff championship is far from being an empty netter.
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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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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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Journey and Pat Benatar re-schedule concert
After postponing their November show due to lead singer Arnel Pineda's illness, Journey has announced the date they’ll be back in town to rock at Van Andel Arena.
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Division I college hockey tourney laces up for Van Andel Arena
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has officially awarded Van Andel Arena the 2013 Division I Men’s Ice Hockey West Regional. The two-day event will feature four teams and is the first leg in determining a national college champion.
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The industry that builds communities
With the exception of a small period of time, I have been blessed to live my whole life in West Michigan. You’ve heard the standard reasons why people love West Michigan: the seasons, the family environment, the world-class beaches, among many others.
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Business is better at arena and convention center
The unaudited, preliminary figures show that DeVos Place and Van Andel Arena had a better fiscal year than the previous one. And the Convention and Arena Authority, which owns both buildings, did well compared to last year but didn’t post a surplus.
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