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Originally Posted by northcrunk
The Flames would use the arena part time but there are a lot of benefits to having a new arena that seem to be lost in the back in fourth bitch fest between Bettman and Nenshi. Big concerts, conventions and events have been skipping Calgary since the new arena was built in Edmonton. The problem has gotten worse since the arena has been finished. All of those spin off dollars that could have been spent on business in Calgary are now being spent in Edmonton.
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We aren't getting big conventions because we don't have big convention space. That's another issue entirely and one that the city has long looked to address. Having a large convention center is a much larger factor in spurring economic development than an arena.
If you look at many of the success stories regarding sports stadiums and city development, look where their convention centers are...