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Volume 121 ~ No. 14

October 7, 2026

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  GETTING STARTED! Following many years of planning, groundbreaking took place Thursday morning, October 1 for the Frankenmuth Credit Union Sports Complex, located in the Uptown North Main Property. Above, the key stakeholders turn over the first shovels of soil, despite the event being held in on-again, off-again rain.

Frankenmuth Growth & Development Foundation breaks ground on Frankenmuth Credit Union Sports Complex

  The Frankenmuth Growth & Development Foundation broke ground today, Thursday, October 1, 2026, at the site of the future Frankenmuth Credit Union Sports Complex. The $37M indoor facility will feature over 100,000 square feet of space that will be used for basketball, volleyball, pickleball, wrestling, cheer, dance, and more. The indoor elevated walking track and flex rooms will provide public benefit and programming ranging from game nights to senior activities. The facility also features a membership fitness center and a food & beverage area.

  The Frankenmuth Convention & Visitors Bureau, which is a major funder of the project, has been working on the plans for this tourism economic development project for nearly a decade. The Frankenmuth Growth & Development Foundation (FGDF) will own the community asset and steward it for the community's benefit, while also bringing in sports tourism to sustain its mission. The Foundation announced its intention to hire the nation’s leader in sports facility planning, development, and management, Sports Facilities Company (SFC), to manage the operations of the complex. The Board of Directors for the Foundation will control the budget and business plan to ensure it meets the goals and the mission of the Foundation. “We chose SFC because they bring a powerhouse of resources and successful experience to the operations of the facility, and we’ve built trust with them as a partner on other parts of the project as well,” said Mark Johnston, Chairman of the Frankenmuth Growth & Development Foundation.

  The Sports & Tourism Alliance is a committee of the Foundation that has worked closely with Mammoth Sports Construction as well as the Construction Manager, Spence Brothers, to take the project from conceptual design to the construction happening today. “It has been really exciting to be a part of the process as we balance cost with functionality and efficiency we know is necessary to meet the goals of the facility. And of course, to make it feel like a uniquely Frankenmuth facility as well,” said Cindy Keinath, a member of the Foundation’s Sports & Tourism Alliance. “We can’t wait to welcome teams to the region in early 2028,” she added......

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