Posted Aug 27, 2014, 11:52 PM
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As intended, this will be a very Detroit-centric project.
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Rossetti named architect consultant for new Detroit Red Wings arena
By David Muller. August 27, 2014. MLive Media Group
Detroit's Downtown Development Authority on Wednesday agreed to pay up to $300,000 to hire Rossetti as an "inspecting architect" for the new, $450 million Detroit Red Wings arena.
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DDA senior project manager Tim Miles said Rossetti was selected after the DDA approached three Detroit-based architects. He said at Wednesday's meeting that Rossetti was the best qualified, as the company has experience with arena architecture.
As architecture inspector for the DDA, the assigned Rossetti associates will be responsible for reviewing arena site plans and advising the DDA.
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Detroit businesses invited to Thursday jobs summit to bid on arena work
By Bill Shea. August 27, 2014. Crain's Detroit Business
Olympia Development of Michigan has scheduled a “jobs summit” Thursday for Detroit-headquartered and Detroit-based businesses interested in bidding on work in the sprawling $200 million downtown arena and entertainment district the firm will begin building this fall.
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Olympia said it intends to “achieve 30 percent Detroit business participation and 51 percent Detroit resident-worker participation in construction of the new Detroit arena.”
“We are very focused on doing everything we can to ensure that Detroit businesses and resident-workers play a major role in the jobs that will build the arena, as well as the entire district,” said Christopher Ilitch, president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings Inc., in a statement.
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“Olympia and its partners will host additional outreach events in the coming months to ensure Detroit-based and -headquartered businesses, Detroit workers, state of Michigan contractors and Michigan-based suppliers play a major role in construction of the district and arena,” Olympia said.
The next event, called Michigan-made, Detroit-built, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Sept. 9 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. No other details about that event have been disclosed.
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