City ready to finalize Chevy Centre contract

City ready to finalize Chevy Centre contract

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control is to approve a contract Tuesday with a company to help manage and promote the Chevrolet Centre.

City officials said the deal was delayed a few days as attorneys for both sides finalized minor legal language. City council authorized the board Wednesday to sign the contract.

The five-year-plus contract is with SMG, a Philadelphia company that manages more than 200 facilities worldwide. Also, JAC Management Co., a Struthers company that has handled the center’s daily operations since October 2007, will remain in that capacity as part of this deal.

SMG will provide support with marketing services, event booking, risk management and insurance, administration and financing.

One of SMG’s first challenges is to help resolve the uncertain future of minor-league hockey at the city-owned Chevrolet Centre.

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