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Tom Brady, Cynthia Erivo to headline conference in Boston

Tom Brady is coming back to Boston later this year.

 

The former Patriots quarterback will serve as one of the headlining speakers at the upcoming Unbound conference, set for Sept. 16-18 at the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center in the Seaport.

 

The seven-time Super Bowl champion is just one of several big names slated to appear at the event, which will also feature “Wicked” star and Emmy-, Grammy-, Tony-winning actress Cynthia Erivo on the main stage. Other headliners announced so far include author and podcast host Mel Robbins, Needham-raised NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, and a live presentation of the business and technology show TBPN.

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Springfield’s MassMutual Center to see $93 million in upgrades

State officials announced a $93 million, five-year package of upgrades to the MassMutual Center, calling it a commitment to the economic development of the city and to keeping the successful minor league Thunderbirds Hockey team in Springfield.

 

The upgrades, announced Thursday, include some improvements that are underway, such as a refurbished concession area. Other improvements that are important, but less visible to visitors, include work to the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system, as well as the fire alarm and sprinkler systems.

 

“This historic investment will modernize the facility, improve accessibility, enhance the experience for visitors and ensure the MassMutual Center remains a destination for conventions, sporting events, concerts and community gatherings for years to come,” Gov. Maura Healey said.

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Upgrades Expected to Make MassMutual Center More Competitive

Sean Dolan says the hard work to secure nearly $100 million from the state for upgrades to the MassMutual Center began years before the press conference earlier this summer to announce the funding.

 

Much of that work involved tours, or walk-throughs, said Dolan, general manager of the facility, of both the MassMutual Center and competing venues in Hartford, Providence, Worcester, and elsewhere, to show where the more than half-century-old arena and quarter-century-old convention center were showing their age and falling behind that competition.

 

“It started back in 2019 … mentioning to those at the Mass. Convention Center Authority that, with our competitor set, we were doing very well, but we had fallen behind our competition,” he told BusinessWest, adding that there are different competitors for both the arena and the convention center, and the Springfield facility was losing out on business in both realms and in danger of losing more, especially as the other venues went about their own improvements.

 

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