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January 7, 2014

DCU Center extends management pact to 2020

The company that runs the DCU Center for the City of Worcester will continue to run it through 2020.

SMG, based in the Philadelphia suburb of West Conshohocken, has been managing the arena and conference center since its early days as The Centrum in 1982. It will now continue in that role through 2020. 

The company will also continue to run the food and beverages services. And it has also reached agreement with the city to manage the public skating rink on Worcester’s downtown common for a second consecutive year.

The DCU Center recently underwent an expansion and renovation at a cost of $31.5 million. The arena was closed from May to early October as itunderwent infrastructure improvementsthat included a new façade, digital marquee, a landscaped promenade and entrance, redesigned box office pavilion, an expanded concourse, four luxury event suites, indoor/outdoor retail space and a new concourse-level club area.  

“The DCU Center is a top performer in the industry, posting record numbers for the month of October,” said,” Wes Westley, president and CEO of SMG, said in a statement. “The partnership between the management staff at the venue and the city is a success story that we know will continue for many years to come.”

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