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I'M DEBBIE STABENOW,
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IT IS
BASICALLIA A TOURNAMENT TO GET
THE TOURNAMENT.
THE NCAA REPRESENTATIVES WERE
IN GRAND RAPIDS CHECKING OUT THE
CITIY TO SEE IF THE FIRST ROUND
OF MARCH MADNESS COULD COME
HERE.
THE SECOND TIME THEY HAVE
TRIED TO GET THE TOURNAMENT TO
COME HERE.
THIS TIME HAS ALREADY BEEN MORE
SUCCESSFUL THAN LAST.
Reporter: IT'S
NO ACCIDENT THAT THE NCAA GROUP
CAME TO TOUR WEST MICHIGAN'S
BIGGEST CITY DURING THE WORD'S
BIGGEST ART COMPETITION.
YOU CAN'T ASK FOR A BETTER
TIME AND IT'S ART PRIZE.
THE CITY IS BUZZING.
WELL.
Reporter: AND
GETTING NCAA BOOTS ON THE
IMROWND IS A BIG WIN,
ACOURTEDING TO THE WEST MICHIGAN
FUL.
IT DOESN'T SHOW ITSELF UNTIL
CAN YOU BRING PEOPLE HERE AND
SHOW THEM FIRSTHAND.
TO TRY TO SELL IT ON PAPER IS
MORE DIFCULL.
Reporter: THE
ARENA, LETTING THE NCAA REPS
CHECK OUT THE FACILITIES WITH
THE TEAM, PRESS AND TECHET
HOLDER, A CHANGE WE ARE TOLD IS
THE ASSOCIATION DROPPED THE
MINIMUM NUMBER OF PAID SEATS
GOING FROM 12,000 TO 10,000.
A PLUS IS THAT THE ARENA IS
ACTUALLY IN A DOWNTOWN TOWN SET
ISING WITH RESTAURANTS AND NIGHT
LIFE.
THAT WAS POINTED OUT BY THE
NCAA REP.
THEY HAVE CITIES WHERE IT IS
MORE CHALLENGING WHERE THEY
HAVEN'T WHAT WE OFFER AND WHAT
WE SHOW THEM HERE.
Reporter: AN
CERTAINLY TO HOPEFULLY GET GR
BACK IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT,
SOMETHING THEY SAY IS EASIER
SINCE ART PRIZE HAS DRAWN FOCUS
TO GO, R.
I HAVE TO GIVE APPROPRIATE
CREDIT TO ART PRIZE.
AND THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT.
DANNYY CARLSON REPORTING.
WE ARE TOLD THE BASKETBALL
COMMITTEE WILL MEET IN NOVEMBER
TO TALK ABOUT THE VARIOUS CITIES
THEY HAVE VISITED AND IF THE
2014.