The arena opened September 12, with a private concert by Grand Funk Railroad. This AAA four-diamond hotel is connected to the convention center via skywalk. The hotel features rooms personalized for the commercial traveler. The hotel also features a 15 meeting rooms and two ballrooms with room for both small and large events.
The on-site restaurant, "The Liberty Tavern", offers Michelin star eats made with home-cooked techniques. On the evening of March 8, , the largest crowd to attend a Creighton University basketball game occurred when 18, fans witnessed the Creighton men's team defeat Providence on Doug McDermott 's career-high senior night performance of 45 points.
On January 13, , the largest crowd to ever watch a hockey game in Nebraska occurred when 16, fans attended the game between the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Minnesota-Duluth.
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The facility design was led by architectural firm DLR Group. Naming rights to the arena were purchased by Qwest. Qwest Center Omaha opened in September with an initial seating capacity of 17, for concerts, 15, for basketball , and 14, for hockey. The venerable Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum closed in and was demolished in The center does not have permanent swimming facilities and a team of workers with oversight by Myrtha Pools constructed them in two weeks.
The Omaha Fire Department pumped in two million gallons of water from hydrants around the center. A storm damaged a portion of the roof known as The Hat on June 27, There was no structural damage, but the damage caused water to pour into parts of the Qwest Center, flowed down two sets of arena steps and onto the deck of the competition pool for the USA Swimming Summer Olympic Trials.
The schedule for the trials went on as planned. In , construction began on the new convention center and arena, known as the "Omaha Arena and Convention Center". M—E Engineers, Inc. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on March 1, The venue was completed in August , with an official opening on September 24, In , the MCEA funded a project to expanded the arena and add an additional 1, seats to the upper bowl. The project also included adding restroom facilities and concession stands, as well as updating aesthetics, mechanical systems, and emergency exits.
The schedule for the trials went on as scheduled. On the evening of February 17, , the largest crowd to ever watch a basketball game in Nebraska occurred when 17, fans watches the ESPN Bracketbuster game between Creighton and Drexel. Omaha, Nebraska — Omaha redirects here. For other uses, see Omaha disambiguation. Omahas, esp.
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