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For the hotel and the Feildhouse complex or just one of them?
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I think the Fieldhouse is going to start first but it made it sound like both should be under construction this summer.
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Noticed yesterday that there is a bunch of steel on site for the construction of the fieldhouse.
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Woot! Woot!
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Steel is going up!
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Omaha_Gabe wrote:Steel is going up!
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New hotel planned near South 35th Street, 23rd Avenue

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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
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Not a very good picture, but here is on from the Nonpareil showing construction on the Fieldhouse as of 8/23/16.

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My Place hotel construction to start on Monday...should be completed in about 7 months.
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Fieldhouse update:

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That signage looks straight out of the late 1990s.
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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
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I hope they just go ahead and fully convert the MAC to a youth sports complex.

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Here are a few pictures of the inside from the Nonpareil:

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The general manager stated that the facility should be open by early to mid-December.
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Wow that went up fast.
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MTO wrote:Wow that went up fast.

Isn't it just re-purposing space that was already there and unused?
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Greg S wrote:I hope they just go ahead and fully convert the MAC to a youth sports complex.

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That's a pretty good idea, actually.
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nebugeater wrote:
MTO wrote:Wow that went up fast.

Isn't it just re-purposing space that was already there and unused?
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.
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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
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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.
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Seams petty
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MTO wrote:Seams petty
Seems like the whole reason they do what they do...
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I guess it depends how much sway Fieldhouse has in the circuit. Gotta hope this doesn't lead to less events.
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The more things change the more they stay the same.

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Open house is tomorrow night. Do we know a schedule for the general public to actually use it yet?
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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.
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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.
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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.

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Indoor sports complex in Council Bluffs moves ahead with council's OK


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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.
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$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.
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They have added 6 pickle ball courts in the retail part of the Iowa Fieldhouse.
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Iowa West Sports Plex is now open:

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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.


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Greg S wrote: 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.

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I had high hopes when Ceaser's took it over, but they really haven't done much...
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Brad wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 10:24 pm
Greg S wrote: 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.

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I had high hopes when Ceaser's took it over, but they really haven't done much...
Me too. The last time I was in there, I think was 2007 for Killers concert. Before that it was when the Lancers played there.....



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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.
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Greg S wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:29 am
Brad wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 10:24 pm
Greg S wrote: 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.

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I had high hopes when Ceaser's took it over, but they really haven't done much...
Me too. The last time I was in there, I think was 2007 for Killers concert. Before that it was when the Lancers played there.....



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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.
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The old Ruby Tuesday building here is becoming a new sports bar called "Home Team Cookout"

https://www.facebook.com/Home-Team-Cook ... 015552416/
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Glad to see something in this space but that name just doesn't work.
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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/
Does MAC even have a home team?
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