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Groundbreaking ceremony held in Mason City for multi-purpose arena

MASON CITY – A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Mason City Monday for the multi-purpose arena project.

Artist renderings were unveiled as part of the ceremony, which took place at noon at the former JC Penney location in Southbridge Mall. Construction has already began on the arena, with demolition going first. Ice events and activities will dominate the use of the arena, and no one knows the cost nor the time involved in transitioning the arena from ice use to accommodate other events, like a concert.

Mason City residents are familiar with artist renderings in connection to the Renaissance Project, which the arena is a key component of. Beginning in 2013, renderings of a proposed downtown hotel were leaked to the public. The hotel morphed into the Renaissance Project, with supposedly 5 key pieces: Arena, hotel, skywalk, museum and pavilion. It could cost nearly $40 million to build in its entirety, if the project actually goes fully forward. Today, artist renderings of the arena and the latest rendition of the hotel were leaked.

Mayor Bill Schickel claims numerous construction jobs and at least 100 permanent jobs will be created as a result either this project or the entire Renaissance Project. You can watch his statement made Monday morning, below, also.

HOTEL RENDERINGS:

ARENA RENDERINGS:

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