Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 9:56 pm
For the hotel and the Feildhouse complex or just one of them?
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Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 8:18 am
I think the Fieldhouse is going to start first but it made it sound like both should be under construction this summer.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 10:12 am
Noticed yesterday that there is a bunch of steel on site for the construction of the fieldhouse.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 11:03 am
Woot! Woot!
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 5:55 pm
Steel is going up!
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 9:38 pm
Saturday Night:Omaha_Gabe wrote:Steel is going up!
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:32 am
New hotel planned near South 35th Street, 23rd Avenue
The city council on Monday evening voted 5-0 to approve a recommendation by the Community Development Department for a four-story, 63-unit My Place Hotel on currently vacant ground along South 35th Street and 23rd Avenue.
The hotel would be built on 1.8 acres on the north side of 23rd Avenue where it turns into South 35th Street, just to the southwest of the Star Cinema.
Besides the lodging units, the hotel would have an outdoor patio near the main building entrance and an indoor swimming pool. Hotel access would come from a private driveway and two interconnections with the abutting Star Cinema site
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 8:52 am
Not a very good picture, but here is on from the Nonpareil showing construction on the Fieldhouse as of 8/23/16.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 10:12 am
My Place hotel construction to start on Monday...should be completed in about 7 months.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2016 11:40 am
Fieldhouse update:
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2016 12:06 pm
That signage looks straight out of the late 1990s.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2016 12:30 pm
iamjacobm wrote:That signage looks straight out of the late 1990s.
It screams "Kidz Fun Zone Pizza Party Place", so like Chuck E Cheese from the 1990s
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2016 8:47 am
I hope they just go ahead and fully convert the MAC to a youth sports complex.
Greg
Greg
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 10:25 am
Here are a few pictures of the inside from the Nonpareil:
The general manager stated that the facility should be open by early to mid-December.
The general manager stated that the facility should be open by early to mid-December.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 10:29 am
Wow that went up fast.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 2:33 pm
MTO wrote:Wow that went up fast.
Isn't it just re-purposing space that was already there and unused?
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 2:50 pm
Greg S wrote:I hope they just go ahead and fully convert the MAC to a youth sports complex.
Greg
That's a pretty good idea, actually.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 3:22 pm
No, they built the structure on the former parking lot next to the MAC. Granted it is just a concrete floor with steel beams and a roof, so that is probably why it went up so quickly.nebugeater wrote:MTO wrote:Wow that went up fast.
Isn't it just re-purposing space that was already there and unused?
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 10:29 am
Iowa West ends deal with fieldhouse company
The Iowa West Foundation board of directors voted unanimously to end an agreement with the FieldhouseUSA, a company based in Frisco, Texas, that had been its partner in developing the 105,000-square-foot indoor athletics facility in Council Bluffs.
Tulipana said the only things that will change for the facility will be its name – now, the Iowa West Foundation Fieldhouse – and the company managing its operations.
The building is still set to open in mid-January, he said, and the change won’t require Iowa West to spend any additional money to run the fieldhouse.
Tulipana said the foundation has two goals for the project: ensuring the facility serves as an economic driver by bringing large-scale youth sports tournaments to Council Bluffs and guaranteeing public access to the space
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 11:15 am
Interesting... Also from the Article:
John Schreier, Nonpareil wrote:Iowa West President and CEO Pete Tulipana said the separation came about because the two sides were unable to come to an agreement on the amount of time and access the general public would have to the fieldhouse.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 11:40 am
Seams petty
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 11:48 am
Seems like the whole reason they do what they do...MTO wrote:Seams petty
Iowa West Foundation wrote: Our Mission
The mission of the Iowa West Foundation is to improve lives and strengthen communities for current and future generations. We do this by providing leadership, creating partnerships, leveraging resources and serving as a catalyst in identifying and supporting community needs.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 12:16 pm
I guess it depends how much sway Fieldhouse has in the circuit. Gotta hope this doesn't lead to less events.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 12:48 pm
The more things change the more they stay the same.
Greg
Greg
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:18 pm
Open house is tomorrow night. Do we know a schedule for the general public to actually use it yet?
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2017 9:12 am
The Mid America Center and Iowa Western were award the NJCAA Wrestling Championships for 2019, 2020 and 2021. In recent years the event had stayed for one year. It was in Rochester, Minnesota, in 2012, Des Moines in 2013 and Spokane, Washington, in 2014.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:40 am
New scoreboard coming to Mid-America Center; signage improvements planned
The new scoreboard will feature a new high-resolution LED display board and “will provide the guests with some of today’s most advanced video technology enhancing their overall experience,” according to Miller.
The cost of the project is $640,000, with Miller noting the funds will come from the city’s capital improvement funds.
Installation work is scheduled to be complete by the end of May.
The council also voted to set a public hearing at its Jan. 28 meeting regarding signage at the Mid-America Center area.
If approved, the project would provide the Mid-America Center with “the latest, most reliable (outdoor) video board and signage technology available,” according to Miller.
Miller said an existing pylon sign located on the corner of Mid-America Drive and Marc Boulevard is no longer operational and will be reconstructed. A new pylon sign will be located at the corner of 23rd Avenue and Bass Pro Drive.
The estimated cost of the project is $1 million — which will be split evenly, with $500,000 coming from city capital improvement funds and $500,000 from an Iowa West Foundation grant.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 10:43 am
Looks like they will be adding the sport complex for soccer and baseball soon to this area. This is becoming a nice enclave entertainment/sports draws. I hope the first year's NJCAA wrestling championships go well at the Mid-America Center.
https://morningsky.com/omaha/posts/pend ... ts-complex
https://morningsky.com/omaha/posts/pend ... ts-complex
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:44 am
Indoor sports complex in Council Bluffs moves ahead with council's OK
The Iowa West Foundation initiative announced earlier this month calls for construction of a 75,000-square-foot building that will be located south of 23rd Avenue in the Mid-America Center entertainment district.
The multi-sport complex has an estimated cost of $7 million, with funding coming from the Iowa West Foundation and other grant sources.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 10:53 am
$400,000 grant approved for Council Bluffs soccer facility
The Iowa West Sports Plex in Council Bluffs was awarded $400,000 for the $8.5 million project.
Construction on the Iowa West Sports Plex is set to begin this summer with the goal to open in the spring of 2020.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:42 pm
They have added 6 pickle ball courts in the retail part of the Iowa Fieldhouse.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:55 pm
Iowa West Sports Plex is now open:
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:11 am
The sports facilities are great additions. They should just fully pull the plug on the mid American Center and convert it to a sports center as well.
Greg
Greg
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 10:24 pm
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:29 am
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:34 am
Last and only time I was there was in 2002 for a Linkin Park concert, before Chi Health (Qwest) Center had completed construction. I remember Chester Bennington being somewhat confused whether he was in Omaha or somewhere in Iowa.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 12:06 am
It’s a brutal business in this day and age. The MAC is competing against Ralston and Baxter for less than top tier acts or up and comers. The truly big acts go to CHI or Lincoln. Even with the contacts and reach of Caesars, it’s a small venue in a smaller market. Until COVID, the MAC was better off financially with Caesars Management. COVID has sent just about every business into a tailspin, especially those that rely on lots of bodies in close contact.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:06 am
The old Ruby Tuesday building here is becoming a new sports bar called "Home Team Cookout"
https://www.facebook.com/Home-Team-Cook ... 015552416/
https://www.facebook.com/Home-Team-Cook ... 015552416/
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2021 3:59 pm
Glad to see something in this space but that name just doesn't work.
Re: Mid-America Center
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2021 7:08 pm
Does MAC even have a home team?BIGO88 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:06 am The old Ruby Tuesday building here is becoming a new sports bar called "Home Team Cookout"
https://www.facebook.com/Home-Team-Cook ... 015552416/