Competitors vie to redevelop home of N.Y. Islanders on Long Island

Four groups are competing to redevelop the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, home of the New York Islanders hockey team, which is moving to Brooklyn in 2015. One proposal calls for $250 million plan to renovate the arena and build a 150,000 sf complex that would include retail, entertainment and dining areas. Cordish Cos. and the Madison Square Garden Co. back that proposal. The plan by SCI Architects would add a 150,000 sf entertainment, restaurant and retail complex called Long Island Live to the 41-year-old arena.
May 20, 2013
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Four groups are competing to redevelop the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, home of the New York Islanders hockey team, which is moving to Brooklyn in 2015. One proposal calls for $250 million plan to renovate the arena and build a 150,000 sf complex that would include retail, entertainment and dining areas. Cordish Cos. and the Madison Square Garden Co. back that proposal. The plan by SCI Architects would add a 150,000 sf entertainment, restaurant and retail complex called Long Island Live to the 41-year-old arena.

Another proposal from Forest City Ratner, the developer of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, would renovate the existing Coliseum and build a 2,000-seat indoor music venue and an outdoor amphitheater seating 2,500.

(http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2013/05/06/cordish-nassau-coliseum-redevelopment.html)

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Drew Ballensky is general manager of Duro-Last Roofing, Inc.’s central U.S. facility in Iowa and company spokesman for Duro-Last’s cool roofing, sustainability and architectural education programs. He is past-president of the Chemical Fabrics and Film Association and chairman of CFFA’s Vinyl Roofing Division. Drew earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial technology from the University of Northern Iowa and master’s degree in business administration from Florida State University. Drew has over 29 years experience in business and industry in various engineering and managerial capacities. He has worked in the U.S. and Canadian operations for a major international manufacturer of pre-engineered steel buildings, was a financial analyst with a major athletic apparel manufacturer and was an owner of a general contracting company.
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