Wednesday, August 1, 2001

THE GIANT CENTER TAKES SHAPE IN HERSHEY, PA

Hershey, PA – The new state-of-the-art GIANT Center is starting to take form with its first roof truss being placed July 20; a total of 23 roof trusses will be used in the construction. Two to three trusses are scheduled to be placed each week; the backbone of the roof should be completed in eight to eleven weeks. The roof trusses are made of steel and are 280 feet in length. They are put on the GIANT Center by halves starting from the outside point and then rotated toward the middle to meet their match. The two roof truss halves are then connected in the middle where they meet.

Scheduled to open for the HERSHEY BEARS 2002-2003 season, the 306,000 square foot GIANT Center will have 10,500 seats, and is under construction on 56 acres of undeveloped land, southwest of the intersection of Hersheypark Drive and Park Boulevard in Hershey, PA.
For more information on the GIANT Center please log on to the GIANT Center website at GiantCenter.net.

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