FIRST & Fortune's 400 Billionaires

GaryVoshol · #19 28-09-2006, 08:53

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Originally Posted by josh s

I believe DeVos used to own the Grand Center where the W MI Regional was held until the building was torn down and the regional was moved to GVSU.

No, the Grand Center, formerly called the Civic Auditorium, was/is owned by the City. I didn't realize the WMR was held there - that would have been an awesome venue for watching the competition.

The concert hall built ~24 years ago (I was in the choir for the dedication - am I that old?) is named for DeVos (not the gov candidate, but his father) because of his contributions and fundraising.

Amway does own the hotel ("Amway Grand", duh) across the street, both the old former Pantlind and the "new" tower - new meaning 20+ years.

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