FOLSOM, Calif. – (Jan. 27, 2020) – Nearly 1,000 Sacramento-area business and civic
leaders learned important updates about the SAFE Credit Union Convention and
Performing Arts Center during the State of Downtown event held Jan. 21, 2020,
in Sacramento.
Speakers
discussed how the project will become a key part of a transformed downtown featuring
a mix of culture, fine dining, new businesses, additional housing, and a host
of other large projects.
“Our
downtown is becoming a hub of entertainment and economic activity for the
region,” said Randy Koss, chair of the Downtown Sacramento Partnership. “As we
look to 2020 and beyond, there are projects that will shape the downtown core.
Imagine starting at the newly renovated SAFE Credit Union Convention and
Performing Arts District, walking down K Street to Ali Youssefi Square, to DOCO,
to the new improved Waterfront, with connections to other exciting projects
such as the I Street Bridge replacement, the Sacramento Republic Football Club stadium
and Kaiser expansion in the Railyards, as well as some exciting projects in
West Sacramento. I told you, it’s going to be an exciting decade.”
Sacramento
Partnership Executive Director Michael Ault said: “It’s been an exciting year.
We know the strength of the downtown market. Any vibrant downtown needs to have
continued investment. This year we will see the opening of the SAFE Credit
Union Convention and Performing Arts Center and this will further propel this
area as a dynamic and cultural hub. SAFE Credit Union made an incredible
25-year commitment to this and we have an opportunity to change how this
district is activated.”
The
SAFE Credit Union Convention and Performing Arts District will feature a
renovated Convention Center and separate Performing Arts Center with
state-of-the-art technology and visionary architecture. The Convention Center
will have increased event space that will allow the Convention Center to host
double the number of events each year. The Performing Arts Center seat 2,190 audience
members and have advanced acoustics, improved access, additional restrooms, and
larger lobbies. Public artwork planned for the District will activate a new
outdoor plaza and other public places around the District.
“SAFE
is excited about being part of the amazing improvements coming to downtown
Sacramento that is making it a lively, dynamic place to be,” said SAFE CEO and
President Dave Roughton. “The SAFE Credit Union Convention and Performing Arts
District will help strengthen the Greater Sacramento region by creating jobs,
expanding business opportunities, and growing the state’s capital into a
cultural gem.”
SAFE’s
25-year investment and commitment to the District includes naming rights and
providing City of Sacramento employees no-cost financial health services
through SAFE Credit Union’s Workplace Financial Wellness program.
About SAFE
SAFE
Credit Union has made members an integral part of its vision since 1940. Over
the years the credit union has kept the focus on what really matters, putting
members first, a formula that has seen SAFE grow into a leading financial
institution in Northern California with nearly $3 billion in assets and about 235,000
members. SAFE crafts every cutting-edge product and sterling service with
members’ needs foremost in mind. In addition to banking services conveniently available
through online, chat, mobile, or phone options, SAFE offers in-person care for
members and small businesses at service centers across the Greater Sacramento
region and a mortgage lending office serving Contra Costa and Alameda counties.
SAFE is a not-for-profit, state-chartered credit union with membership open to
businesses and individuals living or working in Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, El
Dorado, Sutter, Butte, Nevada, Solano, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Yuba, Amador,
and Alameda counties. Insured by NCUA. www.safecu.org