On the Money with J. Daniel Pluff & Laiza Semidey
Money In Motion: Nexus Center Update
Clip: Season 4 Episode 5 | 3m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Nexus Center Update
On this Money in Motion, we sit down with Carl Annese, former Chairman of the AUD Authority, to discuss the center's achievements since its opening, including hosting two international world championships. These events have brought significant exposure and revenue to the Mohawk Valley.
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On the Money with J. Daniel Pluff & Laiza Semidey is a local public television program presented by WCNY
On the Money with J. Daniel Pluff & Laiza Semidey
Money In Motion: Nexus Center Update
Clip: Season 4 Episode 5 | 3m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
On this Money in Motion, we sit down with Carl Annese, former Chairman of the AUD Authority, to discuss the center's achievements since its opening, including hosting two international world championships. These events have brought significant exposure and revenue to the Mohawk Valley.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipTHE FACILITIES OPENED NOVEMBER 2022.
WE DID OPEN A YEAR LATE.
WE WERE SUPPOSED TO OPEN THE YEAR PRIOR, BUT BECAUSE OF COVID, EVERYTHING WAS DELAYED, CONSTRUCTION WAS DELAYED.
TEAMS COULDN'T COME IN.
IT JUST KEEPS ON ROLLING AND ROLLING SO WE DID OPEN A YEAR LATE: WE HAD ABOUT $3.5 MILLION EXTRA COST BECAUSE OF DELAYS, COVID PRICE INCREASES THINGS OF THAT SORT.
FOR OUR SPACE ITSELF, WAS WE OFFER ARE FOUR TOTAL RINKS WHETHER IT BE FOR ICE, TURF OR A COMBINATION OF.
WE HAD THE WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF ICE HOCKEY HERE.
THEY USED THE NEXUS FACILITY COMPLETELY SO IT GAVE THEM A FULL TRAINING FACILITY THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO LEAVE THE BUILDING FOR.
OUR LOCATION IS EVERYTHING.
WHEN THE TEAMS COME IN, THEY'RE NOT TRAVELING.
AT TIMES THEY'VE HAD TO TRAVEL FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.
WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT OUR SPOT IS WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY.
MOST RINKS EVEN THOUGH IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY, IT'S ON THE OUTSKIRTS.
SO THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESSIBILITY TO HOTELS, TO RESTAURANTS, SHOPPING AND THINGS OF THAT SORT.
WE KNOW THE FACILITY ISN'T GOING TO PROFIT ALL THAT MUCH.
WHAT PROFITS BIG TIME IS OUR AREA, OKAY?
AND THAT'S WHERE YOUR ECONOMIC IMPACT COMES IN.
THE RESTAURANTS ARE GOING TO DO TELL.
THE HOTELS ARE GOING TO DO TELL.
STATE IS GOING TO DO WELL.
THE COUNTY IS GOING TO DO WELL BECAUSE OF SALES TAX, BED TAX.
SALES TAX IS ALSO GOING TO BE BETTER FOR THIS THAN IT WAS FOR THE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT.
WE HAVE PEOPLE NOT AT THE CASINO, SPENDING THEIR TAX DOLLARS WITHIN ONEIDA AND HERKIMER, MADISON COUNTY, PROBABLY ONONDAGA COUNTY EVEN.
THAT WILL GO TO THE COUNTIES AND TO THE DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES.
THEY SHARE IN THE TAXES.
BEING AT THE CASINO, THEY DO COLLECT THE TAX, BUT IT STAYS UP THERE FOR THEIR INVESTMENTS.
SO WE WILL SEE LOCALLY A LARGER IMPACT FROM PEOPLE STAYING LOCAL.
WHEN WE PROPOSED THE BUILDING TO THE STATE, TO THE COUNTY, WE LOOKED AT IT AS AN ECONOMIC ENGINE.
OKAY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS HERE TO DRAW PEOPLE IN.
WE DREW FROM A VERY LARGE AREA.
ONE GROUP OF LADIES THAT WE HAPPENED TO MEET, THEY WERE FROM WINDSOR, ONTARIO.
THEY COULDN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE MOHAWK VALLEY.
SO IT REALLY EMPHASIZED ON WHAT OUR AREA AS CENTRAL NEW YORK HAS TO OFFER.
AND HOW MUCH PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE AREA ENJOYED WHAT WE HAVE EVERY DAY THAT WE SEEM TO
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