Northwest Arkansas Sports and Entertainment Arena

Northwest Arkansas Sports and Entertainment Arena is a planned 9,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Rogers, Arkansas. It should be completed in 2008. It is hoped that the arena will attract an ice hockey, basketball, indoor soccer and/or arena football franchise upon its completion.

Arena features

Plans for the sports arena in Rogers include:

• 9,000 seats for concerts and other entertainment events, and 8,500 to 8,700 for sporting events, with expansion capabilities of up to 18,000 possible seats in 2020 or later.

• A three-story glass entrance facing southwest toward Interstate 540, with patrons entering at an end zone.

• A 30,000-square-foot (3,000 m²) sports arena floor within the 240,000-square-foot (22,000 m²) arena.

• The first floor will sit 18 feet (5 m) below the existing ground level.

• The arena will stand 10 to 12 stories high.

• A pond to the south is expected to be surrounded by restaurant development.