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SEG gave the Deseret News a peek into Delta Center renovations.

Work on innovative retractable risers at both ends of the arena is nearing completion.

The project will employ about 500 people this summer, 70% from Utah.

Smith Entertainment Group has periodically posted videos of the Delta Center renovation on social media.

On Tuesday, the owners of the Utah Jazz and Utah Mammoth gave the Deseret News a glimpse inside the nearly bare arena as hundreds of construction workers push to have the lower bowl ready for the first home preseason hockey game Oct. 2.

And that’s only the first phase.

When all three phases are complete in 2027, the seating capacity for hockey will increase from 11,131 (plus 4,889 obstructed-view seats) to approximately 17,000. Basketball capacity wil

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