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Plans soon began to be developed for a new James Brown Arena to be constructed on the current site before plans were revealed in early 2021 for a new arena. The new arena plans call for a 10,000 seat capacity featuring meeting rooms, twelve suites, and a new connector between the Bell
Auditorium and
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December 2017 before ultimately deciding to put the question of the new JBA location on the Republican and Democratic primary ballots as a non-binding referendum in May 2018. Augustans voted 57% to 43% to keep the JBA at its current location in
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was a key proponent of the move as he pushed for more redevelopment efforts in the Gordon
Highway area in an area he called SOGO (South of Gordon Highway). Soon following the Coliseum Authority's vote, local residents launched the "Save The J" campaign which advocated for keeping the James Brown
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team owner Bob
Kerzner, the city of Augusta, and Global Spectrum failed to reach an agreement on how to replace the $ 1.2 million ice system as well as compensation for the remaining home games lost to the system's failure, Kerzner and the SPHL announced that the RiverHawks would move to
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Augusta. The proposed site called for a new development at the Regency Mall site called Regency Town Center & Park. The development would feature a new James Brown Arena, new retail shops and restaurants, and new apartments as well. Augusta Mayor
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128:May 31, 2024
107:Broke ground
102:Construction
49:Former names
1569:James Brown
1528: /
1330:(Ice Bears)
1311:Ford Center
843:November 8,
611:1700–1799:
591:1634–1699:
378:Cheap Trick
374:Def Leppard
370:Mötley Crüe
342:John Cougar
250:James Brown
1543:Categories
1516:81°57′59″W
1513:33°28′12″N
1306:(Marksmen)
1298:(Rivermen)
795:2021-09-05
771:2021-09-05
746:2021-09-05
721:2021-09-05
696:2021-09-05
671:2011-09-23
514:References
62:7th Street
1110:Cajundome
968:April 26,
964:. WRDW-TV
941:. WRDW-TV
839:. WJBF-TV
456:Incidents
397:Trans-Lux
358:Blackfoot
322:Bob Seger
310:Van Halen
143:Architect
1322:(Mayhem)
616:(1992).
596:(1997).
481:See also
386:Loverboy
334:Bon Jovi
89:Capacity
78:Operator
57:Location
1473:2023–24
1468:2022–23
1463:2021–22
1458:2020–21
1453:2019–20
1448:2018–19
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1438:2016–17
1433:2015–16
1428:2014–15
1423:2013–14
1418:2012–13
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1398:2008–09
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1388:2006–07
1383:2005–06
1378:2004–05
1371:Seasons
1362:(Havoc)
1354:(Storm)
1338:(Bulls)
922:25 June
896:25 June
869:June 2,
820:July 7,
559:May 31,
354:Alabama
173:Tenants
1280:Arenas
1033:UFC 13
1029:UFC 11
1025:venue
786:"Home"
384:, and
346:Kansas
292:UFC 11
125:Closed
115:Opened
1219:Teams
623:(PDF)
603:(PDF)
463:Macon
318:Heart
303:ECW's
93:9,167
70:Owner
1212:SPHL
970:2023
947:2022
924:2014
898:2014
871:2024
864:WFXG
845:2023
822:2022
642:2024
561:2024
554:WRDW
366:Ratt
330:KISS
314:Rush
261:ECHL
214:SPHL
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