Larry Alexander

It showed the national spotlight that Detroit has the wherewithal to pull off a major national event. It also changes read more

It showed the national spotlight that Detroit has the wherewithal to pull off a major national event. It also changes the conversation about Detroit.

The mood in Comerica Park, downtown Detroit and around the region during All-Star Week was electrifying, and our residents were read more

The mood in Comerica Park, downtown Detroit and around the region during All-Star Week was electrifying, and our residents were welcoming, happy and proud of metro Detroit as their hometown.

There wasn't anything I could do about it. I lost three docks. I've been here 35 years, and I've never read more

There wasn't anything I could do about it. I lost three docks. I've been here 35 years, and I've never seen devastation like this.

We'd still be a host county. But I think what's happening now with the magnitude of the storms we're looking read more

We'd still be a host county. But I think what's happening now with the magnitude of the storms we're looking at is we're going to see a lot deeper intrusion by these storms when they get over Polk County or get over Central Florida.

In addition to the economic impact dollar figure, of particular interest to us was that the All-Star Game and related read more

In addition to the economic impact dollar figure, of particular interest to us was that the All-Star Game and related events generated nearly 20,000 hotel room nights, with an average lodging expense of $403 per group.