Efforts to bring big acts to Corpus Christi [Video]

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A crew was busy outside the American Bank Center along Shoreline Boulevard on Friday. They were working to make the first of millions of dollars worth of improvements to help dress up the facility. 

“It’s very important for our community that we have a facility that is maintained, well maintained, and that we make certain that we have an arena that can lend itself to even more events being scheduled because events being scheduled here generates economic growth for local restaurants,” Mayor Paulette Guajardo said.

While the City is working on the cosmetics outside the building, inside, everyone is hoping to bring more top entertainers to town like Barry Manilow. 

OVG360, who manages the American Bank Center, said City Type A …