Meadowlands Regional Chamber Lauds Xanadu Deal with Mall of America Owner

Online, December 29, 2010 (Newswire.com) - You may have seen recent news reports concerning the planned acquisition of Xanadu by Triple Five Group, which owns Mall of America among others. The Meadowlands Regional Chamber (MRC) in conjunction with its tourism leg, the Meadowlands Liberty Convention and Visitors Bureau (MLCVB), has continued advocacy of the redevelopment of the Meadowlands Sports Complex and consulted with several interested parties in the lead-up to this deal.

In addition, Jim Kirkos, president of MRC and MLCVB, was quoted as a source in most of the related news coverage, including a leading real estate news outlet, The Real Deal, and an Associated Press story that ran in print reports and on hundreds of websites:

"The Meadowlands Sports Complex has no excuse except to be the number one multi-venue entertainment and sports district in the world, and we will continue our work to support its reinvention," Kirkos said.

The syndicated AP story also ran in the following outlets:
Los Angeles Times
The Washington Post
Chicago Tribune
Yahoo!
Forbes
CBS
The Huffington Post

As a well respected business service organization, the Meadowlands Regional Chamber strives to keep membership sharply abreast of news, public policies, economic developments, and initiatives. For continuous coverage on this and other Meadowlands reports please visit the Chamber's homepage www.meadowlands.org