News out of Detroit today indicates that Mike Ilitch and Ilitch Holdings are presenting details to lawmakers about a proposed $650 million downtown entertainment district to include what will very likely be the eventual replacement to the Joe Louis Arena.
LANSING, MI - A divided Michigan Senate on Wednesday approved fast-tracked legislation that the Ilitch family says is needed for an events center that could house a new Red Wings arena in downtown Detroit.
The proposed mixed-use development would be funded by private investment and existing dollars collected by the city's Downtown Development Authority. No new taxes would be needed to build the development, but lawmakers are passing a bill to allow the DDA to continue to get money for these kinds of developments.
The legislation was sent back to the House for final action before year's end.
NEW YORK -- The National Hockey League announced today the cancellation of the 2012-13 regular-season schedule through December 30. The cancellations are necessary due to the absence of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NHL Players' Association and the NHL.
A total of 526 regular-season games—42.8 percent of the season—were scheduled for October 11 through December 30.
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News out of Detroit today indicates that Mike Ilitch and Ilitch Holdings are presenting details to lawmakers about a proposed $650 million downtown entertainment district to include what will very likely be the eventual replacement to the Joe Louis Arena.
The proposed mixed-use development would be funded by private investment and existing dollars collected by the city's Downtown Development Authority. No new taxes would be needed to build the development, but lawmakers are passing a bill to allow the DDA to continue to get money for these kinds of developments.
The legislation was sent back to the House for final action before year's end.
A total of 526 regular-season games—42.8 percent of the season—were scheduled for October 11 through December 30.
The last time the NHL played a 48 game season, the lockout ended January 11. It will have to end around that time again or the season's gone.