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Officials say arena will bring jobs and local hiring commitments
Summary
Speakers at the groundbreaking said the new arena will create jobs and use local vendors and food purveyors; Oak View Group and contractors pledged local hiring though no exact job counts or budgets were provided.
Representatives from Oak View Group and Sheridan Construction emphasized local hiring and use of regional vendors during operations and construction. Peter Luco (Oak View Group) said the operator will be "very involved with obviously hiring locally," and Christy Kovac (Sheridan Construction) framed the project as a legacy that will bring jobs to the hometown community.
Speakers described career pathways for students that could feed into arena operations — culinary arts, audio/visual production and event management — but did not provide a specific jobs estimate or a construction payroll total. Details on hiring timelines, prevailing wage requirements or funding sources were not included in the transcript.
