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Baxter Arena
Sports arena in Omaha, Nebraska / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baxter Arena (original working name UNO Community Arena) is a sports arena in the central United States in Omaha, Nebraska. Owned and operated by the University of Nebraska Omaha, it serves as the home of several of the university's intercollegiate athletic teams, known as the Omaha Mavericks. The arena opened to the public on October 23, 2015, when the hockey team defeated Air Force 4–2.[3][4]
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Address | 2425 South 67th Street |
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Location | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
Coordinates | 41.236°N 96.013°W / 41.236; -96.013 |
Owner | University of Nebraska Omaha |
Operator | University of Nebraska Omaha |
Capacity | 7,898 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2014 |
Opened | October 23, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-10-23)[1] |
Construction cost | $88.1 million |
Architect | HDR, Inc. (lead) Lempka + Edson (secondary) |
General contractor | Kiewit Building Group[2] |
Tenants | |
Omaha Mavericks (NCAA Division I) men: ice hockey and basketball women: basketball and volleyball |
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