{"id":32727,"date":"2020-01-16T09:51:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T14:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=32727"},"modified":"2020-01-28T10:26:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T15:26:39","slug":"economical-outlook-2020-jeff-mead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/01\/economical-outlook-2020-jeff-mead\/","title":{"rendered":"Economical Outlook 2020: Jeff Mead"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32728\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32728\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/01\/eco-outlook-mead-c-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/01\/eco-outlook-mead-c-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/01\/eco-outlook-mead-c-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/01\/eco-outlook-mead-c.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeffrey Mead is general manager of Cool Insuring Arena.<br \/>Courtesy Cool Insuring Arena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Jeff Mead<br \/>\nIn 2014, a group of local business people, community leaders, and civic leaders thought the Glens Falls Civic Center was too important an asset to Warren County and Glens Falls to allow it to close. The arena drew about 150,000 people each year to its hockey games, concerts, basketball games, and graduations.<br \/>\nEvents at the arena drew thousands of people downtown weekly that also eat dinner, have a drink, or shop at the local retail stores. The arena was a driving force in bringing people into Warren County and Glens Falls.<br \/>\nFast forward to 2020, the Adirondack Civic Center Coalition has signed another five-year lease with Glens Falls to operate the Cool Insuring Arena. Over 225,000 people attended events in 2019, highlighted by another Adirondack Thunder playoff appearance and the exploits of the Glens Falls High School Basketball team winning the 2019 Section II basketball tournament and the Federation Basketball Tournament of Champions. <!--more--><br \/>\nAs we enter 2020, we are focused on improving the infrastructure of the arena and investing in projects that will allow us to bring in new events and customers. With the continued support of Warren County and the City of Glens Falls, we will embark on a five-year plan to update the 40-year-old arena again.<br \/>\n2020 also brings back the NYSPHSAA boys basketball championships to the region. We would argue\u2014we are bringing the tournament back to its home. Mark your calendars for March 20, 21, 22 to see the best public high school teams converge in Glens Falls.<br \/>\nThe Adirondack Thunder enters 2020 in playoff contention and look for a big second half of the season to get us into the playoffs for a 5th straight season. The locally owned Thunder have seen an increase in attendance and community support each season. The slogan \u201cThis is Our Team\u201d rings true still today.<br \/>\nIf you have not attended a Thunder game on a Saturday night, it\u2019s a must-see event. Just be prepared, it\u2019s a loud arena with our passionate fans throughout.<br \/>\n2019 saw a number of concerts, comedy shows, a circus, WWE, and motorcycle racing on ice. We are looking forward to offering our region a number of great events for all ages in 2020.<br \/>\nThe Harlem Globetrotters make an appearance on Tuesday, Feb. 11.<br \/>\nThe Cool Insuring Arena is operated by the 501C3 Adirondack Civic Center Coalition. The support our community has given us these past five years has been tremendous. When we thought the arena was too important an asset to go away, the community offered their support.<br \/>\nWhen the Adirondack Thunder Hockey team was looking to move, the Coalition again said this team is too important to the region to leave. Again, the community stepped up and the team is now a league example on how to operate, as we are halfway through year three of local ownership.<br \/>\nWe do have challenges, like many companies do, but we are more confident in our path forward now more than before. This is not \u201cOur Team\u201d nor \u201cOur Arena\u201d, but the community\u2019s arena and team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jeff Mead In 2014, a group of local business people, community leaders, and civic leaders thought the Glens Falls Civic Center was too important an asset to Warren County and Glens Falls to allow it to close. The arena drew about 150,000 people each year to its hockey games, concerts, basketball games, and graduations. 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