The Council for Urban Economic Development will host its 7th Annual "If You Build It, Will They Come?" conference January 17-20 at the Tempe Mission Palms in Tempe, AZ. This conference focuses on the construction and renovation of stadiums, arenas and conference centers. Concurrent sessions will address financing, marketing, management and design and construction. Additional sessions will look at using stadiums and arenas as anchors for urban revitalization and the economic reality of building stadiums and arenas. Speakers include: Janet Marie Smith, Executive Director, Development, Struever Brothers, Eccles & Rouse, Inc.; William Corrado, Director, Salomon Smith Barney; Jack McGrory, Managing Director, The Price Group; Martin Greenberg and Steven Stern, Managing Directors, Scheergame, Inc.; Stan Brand, Vice President, Minor League Baseball; Joe Briglia, Senior Vice President, Development, SMG; and representatives from HKS, HNTB, Hunt Construction and NBBJ. For more information, visit http:/cued.org/conference/tempemenu.html or contact Pam Goodell at 202-223-7826 or pgoodell@urbandevelopment.com.
