In February 2013, Global Spectrum of Philadelphia was chosen to take over both the XL Center and Rentschler Field with Ovations Food Services taking over all food and beverage operations. In 2012, the CRDA put the contract out to bid with hopes of combining the operations with Rentschler Field. It was revealed that Northland will assume total responsibility for the building paying for any and all losses, and will keep any profits. On March 21, 2007, the CRDA selected the Northland/ Anschutz Entertainment Group proposal to operate the arena complex Northland also developed the Hartford 21 residential tower on the adjacent Civic Center Mall site. It consists of two facilities: the Veterans Memorial Coliseum and the Exhibition Center. It opened in 1975 as the Hartford Civic Center and was originally located adjacent to Civic Center Mall, which was demolished in 2004. The arena is ranked the 28th largest among college basketball arenas. In December 2007, the center was renamed when the arena's naming rights were sold to XL Group insurance company in a six-year agreement. Owned by the City of Hartford, it is managed by the quasi-public Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) under a lease with the city and operated by Spectra. The XL Center (originally known as the Hartford Civic Center) is a multi-purpose arena and convention center located in downtown Hartford, Connecticut.

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