| Tyson Events Center - Gateway Arena | |
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| Location | 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City, Iowa 51101 |
| Broke ground | April 30, 2002[1] |
| Opened | December 17, 2003[2] |
| Owner | City of Sioux City |
| Operator | City of Sioux City |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction cost | $52 million[2] ($62.1 million in 2012 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket |
| Project Manager | Mortenson/Klinger[2] |
| General Contractor | Holtze Construction Co.[2] |
| Capacity | Concerts: 10,000 Basketball: 7,500 with standing room at least 9,500 Hockey: 7,400 with standing room at least 9,500 Football: 7,500 with standing room at least 9,500 |
| Tenants | |
| Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) (2003-present) Sioux City Bandits (APFL) (2003-present) CNOS Foundation Basketball Classic (2004-present) |
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The Gateway Arena is a multi-purpose arena inside the Tyson Events Center, located in Sioux City, Iowa and sponsored by Tyson Foods and Gateway, Inc..
The arena has three spectator levels: one suite level and two general seating levels named the 100 level and the 200 level. Its official capacity is 10,000.
Owned and operated by the City of Sioux City, it is located on the riverfront overlooking the Missouri River.
It is home to the Sioux City Musketeers, of the United States Hockey League (USHL) and the Sioux City Bandits, of the American Professional Football League (APFL).
This arena also hosts many college tournaments associated with the NAIA, including the NAIA Wrestling National Tournament, NAIA Woman's Volleyball National Tournament, and the Division II NAIA Woman's National Basketball Tournament, which was won back-to-back in 2004 and 2005 by Sioux City's Morningside College Mustangs.
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The arena opened in 2003, expanding out from the old Sioux City Municipal Auditorium, which was later closed as an auditorium and converted into the Long Lines Family Recreation Center.
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