With the West Michigan Sports Commission on the prowl to bring competitive sports and tournaments to the region, the proposed establishment of the largest free-span sports complex east of the Mississippi could be just in time to meet the needs of a variety of sports venues in the area.
According to excerpts from the story:
PORT SHELDON TWP. — To spin a phrase from the movie Field of Dreams, if they build it – a 100-acre sports complex at a cost of $100 million — will they come?
Developers hope the Great American Sports Complex will become a new Mecca for sports enthusiasts located along the lakeshore. They’re proposing a multi-sport center featuring a combination of indoor and outdoor sports facilities in conjunction with commercial, restaurant, hotel and entertainment components that all totaled could employ more than 1,000 people.
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