The city of Savannah, Ga., has contracted Oak View Group to manage the new Savannah Arena, shown here in a rendering. (Courtesy Perkins + Will) Firm will manage new arena, working with Live Nation, Delaware North Oak View Group has won the contract to manage Savannah Arena in Georgia. The $160 million multipurpose facility is scheduled to open in the fall of 2021. “The last pieces of the design puzzle are being worked now and we wanted to get our operator onboard early so they could have some input on that,” Savannah City Manager Rob Hernandez said. “We thought it was very important to have the group responsible for the profitability and success of the venue involved ahead of the game.” Three companies — OVG, SMG and Spectra — responded to the request for proposals put out by the city and Jones Lang LaSalle, the firm hired by the city… Continue Reading Oak View Group Gets Savannah Deal

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