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Detroit's
World-Class
Convention
Center
Has Been
Renamed
To
Huntington
Place
DETROIT
– The
Detroit
Regional
Convention
Facility
Authority
(DRCFA)
and
Huntington
National
Bank are
pleased
to
announce
Huntington
Place as
the new
name for
Detroit’s
world-class
convention
center.
As one
of the
top 20
convention
centers
in the
country,
the new
name
signifies
an
important
community
moment
in the
transformation
of
Detroit’s
gathering
place
for
conventions,
meetings,
and
special
events.
The
merger
of
Huntington
Bancshares
Incorporated
and TCF
Financial
Corporation,
and
their
respective
bank
subsidiaries,
created
a top 10
regional
bank,
Huntington
National
Bank.
Huntington
is
deeply
committed
to the
community
and
commerce
in
Detroit
and is
proud to
have the
city be
the home
of the
company’s
commercial
bank
headquarters,
currently
under
construction
at the
corner
of
Woodward
and
Elizabeth,
and less
than a
mile
from
Huntington
Place.
“We are
proud
that
following
the
TCF-Huntington
merger,
the name
of our
new
combined
bank now
graces
the
walls of
this
civic
center
that
means so
much to
the
people
of
Detroit
and all
of
southeast
Michigan.
From
high
school
graduations
to the
North
American
International
Auto
Show,
from
speeches
by
sitting
presidents
to the
annual
NAACP
Fight
for
Freedom
Fund
Dinner,
this
venerable
facility
is part
of the
fabric
of our
community
and
Huntington
is
fortunate
to now
be a
part of
it,”
said
Gary
Torgow,
Chairman,
Huntington
Bank.
Detroit’s
convention
center
completed
its $279
million
transformation
in 2015
and has
hosted
some of
the most
important
meetings
and
conventions
in the
country,
ranking
it the
16th
largest
convention
center
in the
United
States.
Built by
the city
of
Detroit,
it
originally
opened
in 1960
and
continues
to
contribute
to the
economic
development
of
Detroit
by
bringing
1.5
million
visitors
a year
from
across
the
globe.
Against
the
backdrop
of an
international
riverfront,
Huntington
Place
projects
continued
future
growth
for
world-class
meetings,
conventions,
and
event
business
in 2022.
“Our
naming
rights
agreement,
which
was a
priority
for the
Detroit
Regional
Convention
Facility
Authority,
began
with TCF
Bank and
continues
with
Huntington
Bank in
strengthening
the
Center’s
financial
future.
We are
dedicated
not only
to being
a
contributor
to our
region’s
economic
vitality,
but also
to
creating
jobs and
enhancing
the
attraction
of our
destination
to
visitors,”
said
Lisa
Canada,
Chair,
DRCFA.
“Both of
our
organizations
have a
deep
commitment
to the
communities
we
serve.”
Earlier
this
year,
Huntington
unveiled
a $40
billion
Strategic
Community
Plan to
improve
financial
opportunities
for the
customers,
businesses,
and
communities
it
serves,
with a
focus on
affordable
housing,
small
business,
and
increased
capital
to
historically
disadvantaged
and
low-to-moderate
income
communities.
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