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Ithaca Downtown Conference Center predicted to grow the local economy. Construction of the Ithaca Downtown Conference Center is currently underway downtown.

Events can deliver a much-needed boost to your economy, bringing new visitors to your city or country. However – when leveraged correctly – events can deliver so much more.

In a city of broad shoulders and no little plans, a European micro-hotel chain is hoping to win over visitors by thinking small. Dutch hotel brand CitizenM next week will debut its first Chicago location in the lower portion of a new mixed-use tower at 300 N. Michigan Ave.

The Arlington Heights Village Board Tuesday approved two resolutions for consulting contracts to analyze the economic and traffic impacts of redeveloping Arlington Park International Racecourse into a new Chicago Bears stadium.

Arlington Heights is requiring the Chicago Bears to pay more than $200,000 worth of the village’s consultant costs for studies on the economic, traffic and parking impacts of the team’s proposed redevelopment at Arlington Park.

The Chicago Bears will not seek public funding to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights but plan to pursue taxpayer help in building out the rest of a sprawling entertainment district near the venue – one the team projects will generate billions of dollars in local economic impact.

Hunden Strategic Partners, a full-service, national real estate development advisory practice, presented the firm’s latest State of the Industry findings to attendees of the annual ALSD Design & Build Conference at the Marriott Marquis New York Times Square.

If you launch a place brand strategy, you have to be in it for the long haul. You can release as many logos and mission statements as you like, but without a clear plan to maintain the momentum of your place brand strategy, it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to make real impact on your place reputation and economy.

The Board of Directors of the East Montgomery County Improvement District (EMCID) is exceptionally pleased to announce a proposed 200,000 sq. ft. conference and events center, which is expected to have a nearly $1.73 billion economic impact over the next 30 years.

South Florida families looking to strengthen their pack will have a new, fun, adventure-filled getaway in 2024, as Great Wolf Resorts, Inc., North America’s largest family of indoor water park resorts, has broken ground on its newest resort in Naples.

Rob Hunden’s presentation at the International Economic Development Council’s annual webinar for real estate development and reuse.

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Consultants are recommending that the city of Columbus should move forward with plans to create a downtown hotel and conference center — and even expand the scope of the project.

Now that Tempe City Council has decided to move the arena project proposed by the Arizona Coyotes forward after last week’s marathon meeting, there are still a lot of questions unanswered about what this next phase and the final development will look like.

Since launching Hunden Strategic Partners in 2006, Rob Hunden and his firm have been sought-after for major destination projects including sports, nightlife, tourism, convention and hotel projects, most with public and private components.

Northlight has bold plans to build a state-of-the-art, 300-seat theater and complex in Evanston – a project expected to total $26 million. The Theatre stresses community involvement and local impact as it requests ARPA funds.

Minimal updates over the past two decades leave the center outdated, Corpus Christi will explore the feasibility of adding a conference center hotel.

Rob sits down with Visit Bentonville’s President, Kalene Griffith, to talk about the development work his firm, Hunden Strategic Partners, has accomplished in Bentonville over the years, how development drives tourism and some exciting future projects in the works.

The Dallas City Council could vote early next month on whether to approve an up to $2 billion tear-down and rebuild of the city’s downtown convention center or go for cheaper renovation options.

Warren County will help fund a development feasibility study for a proposed Middletown sports and entertainment venue at the Towne Mall site.

Hunden conducted the feasibility study for a facility at the Meadowlands featuring 460,000 square feet of flexible space — one that could host major conventions, exhibitions and amateur sports festivals while supporting 150,000 hotel stays annually — will be presented Tuesday morning at an in-person event sponsored by the Meadowlands 2040 Foundation.

The highly anticipated gaming, entertainment and dining venue, The Flying Lark, released today an economic impact study analyzing the horse racing industry in partnership with Grants Pass Downs.

Virtual presentation of the State of the Industry for ALSD International’s annual conference

From a high-up hot tub to a “green” lobby, a crystal spa, and the first five-stars stay, Minneapolis’ hotels are open and ready for you to unpack, unwind, and see the sights up close. If you’re waiting for an invitation, consider this it.

Hunden Strategic Partners issued a Request for Qualifications, due June 2, 2021, for the exclusive food and beverage operator at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth.

Collier County commissioners unanimously authorized staff Tuesday to negotiate a development agreement with Great Wolf Resorts after accepting a market and financial feasibility study for the hotel.

Augusta’s plans to replace James Brown Arena with a state-of-the-art facility with the same name are “full steam ahead,” said one of the project’s biggest champions… Hunden Strategic Partners and Perkins & Will Architects presented plans for an arena able to seat more than 10,000, with a lower-bowl capacity of 6,500, 1,050 premium seats, 12 suites, and several loge boxes.

The Columbus City Council met Tuesday and authorized the Columbus Redevelopment Commission to enter into an agreement with Indianapolis-based Flaherty and Collins to proceed with developing luxury apartments and an urban grocer as part of the downtown development project.

New Developments Coming to Mule Alley – Hotel Drover is the crown jewel in a host of new developments to Mule Alley in Fort Worth’s most beloved and historic area. Livestock business, tourism, live entertainment, and nightlife have made Fort Worth’s Historic Stockyards a premier Western destination for generations.