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Allen Ranks #20 in Money Magazine's "Best Places to Live in 2008"

We are proud to announce that Money Magazine has named Allen, Texas as one of the best small cities to live in the United States. More

New Water Conservation Plan Effective September 1

The City of Allen has passed a new water conservation ordinance on August 12. Residents are encouraged to review the summary of the new landscape water management measures that will be in effect beginning September 1.

Seedfolks Selected as 2008-09 Allen Reads Book

One by one, a number of people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful garden, and in doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed. More about Seedfolks and Allen Reads

Officials Break Ground for Event Center

(July 24) - The City of Allen officials, MGHerring Group and Global Entertainment Corp. representatives celebrated the official groundbreaking for the Allen Event Center at a ceremony today. Construction of the $50 million event center is a joint venture between the City of Allen, Global Entertainment Corporation (AMEX:GEE) and The MGHerring Group. The event center will offer a venue for concerts, top touring shows, family entertainment, and professional sports upon its opening in fall 2009. The event center also will be the home of a professional hockey team.

The event center will be part of The Village at Allen, a 181-acre mixed-use development of The MGHerring Group, located on the southeast corner of US 75 and Stacy Road. In addition to the event center and a full service hotel, the development features over 1.5 million square feet of retail, restaurant, and office space. The shopping center is scheduled to open October 2008.

Global Entertainment, an integrated events and entertainment company, has subsidiaries in sports management, arena and related real estate development, facility and venue management and marketing, venue ticketing and branded licensing. It operates the 17-team Central Hockey League from its headquarters in Phoenix.

Facility Details

Seating Capacity: The Event Center has a maximum seating capacity of 6,275 spectators for hockey and 8,275 for concert events. Further, the center will have at least 25 club suites and 4 party suites.

Ice Rink and Practice Ice Facility: The design of the ice rink is based on NHL standard 85 X 200 feet with the capability to withstand repeated quick changes from ice events to non-ice events. The event center also includes a separate practice ice facility. The practice ice rink will be the standard NHL size of 85 x 200 feet. It would include its own lobby that allows access to the rink separate from that of the arena. It will include spectator bleacher seating for approximately 200 spectators.