Cross Insurance Center

Not to be confused with Cross Insurance Arena.

Cross Insurance Center
Construction

Former names	Bangor Arena
Location	515 Main Street Bangor, ME 04401
Coordinates	44°47′21″N 68°46′43″W / 44.7893°N 68.7787°W / 44.7893; -68.7787Coordinates: 44°47′21″N 68°46′43″W / 44.7893°N 68.7787°W / 44.7893; -68.7787
Owner	City of Bangor
Operator	Global Spectrum
Capacity	Seats: 5,800 (plus 1,500 retractable) Concerts: 8,500 Convention: 2,000^[1]
Surface	Multi-surface
Broke ground	August 4, 2011^[2]
Opened	September 10, 2013
Construction cost	$65 million^[3] ($65.8 million in 2015 dollars^[4])
Architect	Sink Combs Dethlefs^[5] WBRC Architects Engineers
Structural engineer	Martin/Martin, Inc.^[6]
Services engineer	M–E Engineers, Inc.^[6]
General contractor	Cianbro Corporation^[5]
Tenants
University of Maine Black Bears

Cross Insurance Center is a 5,800-seat multi-purpose arena in Bangor, Maine, United States. The arena holds up to 8,500 people for concerts, and features an attached 2,000-person convention center. It was built at an estimated cost of $65 million. Part of the city's Bass Park complex, it is located across from Hollywood Casino Bangor.^[1]

History

The Bangor Auditorium was a 5,948-seat multipurpose arena located in downtown Bangor. It became a statewide icon by hosting the Maine Principals' Association basketball tournament each February, which is broadcast by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network.

Beginning sometime in the late 2000s, the city began discussing replacing the arena. In May 2011, the city held a public referendum in which voters supported building new facilities to replace the Auditorium and Civic Center by a margin of 3 to 1.

Demolition began at the Bangor Auditorium and Civic Center on June 3, 2013, with the new arena completed.^[7]

The facility is managed by Global Spectrum, a division of Comcast. On July 20, 2012, it was announced that Cross Insurance Agency had purchased naming rights to the arena (previously referred to only as "Bangor Arena") for $3 million.^[8]

On July 31, 2013, the University of Maine announced that the Maine Black Bears basketball teams would play "over half" of their games at the new arena.^[9]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 McCrea, Nick (June 4, 2013). "Cross Insurance Patriarch Takes Ceremonial Seat at $65 Million Bangor Arena". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
↑ Neff, Andrew (August 4, 2011). "Ground Broken for New Bangor Arena, Convention Center". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
↑ Neff, Andrew (August 1, 2012). "Bangor Councilors See Lower-Than-Expected Total Debt Service Cost for New Arena". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
↑ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2014. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
↑ 5.0 5.1 Russell, Eric (June 24, 2010). "Order Given to Design, Price Bangor Arena". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
↑ 6.0 6.1 "Award of Merit: Safety & Best Sports/Entertainment". Engineering News-Record. November 10, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
↑ "Demolition Begins at Bangor Auditorium". Bangor Daily News. June 3, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
↑ Neff, Andrew (July 20, 2012). "Cross Insurance Buys Naming Rights for New Bangor Arena, Will Pay $3 Million Over 15 Years". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
↑ Mahoney, Larry (July 31, 2013). "UMaine Basketball Teams to Play Most Games at Cross Insurance Center". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved August 8, 2013.

External links

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Official website

Music venues of Maine

Outdoor	Darling's Waterfront Pavilion Maine State Pier Thompson's Point

Theaters and clubs	Collins Center for the Arts Maine State Music Theater Merrill Auditorium Port City Music Hall State Theatre

Arenas	Alfond Arena Androscoggin Bank Colisée Augusta Civic Center Cross Insurance Arena Cross Insurance Center Portland Exposition Building

Festivals	American Folk Festival Atlantic Music Festival Bowdoin International Music Festival KahBang Music and Art Festival

Maine Black Bears men's basketball

Venues	The Pit (1935–1989; alternate, 2011–present) Bangor Auditorium (1989–1992) Alfond Arena (1992–2013) Cross Insurance Center (2013–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Basketball arenas of the America East Conference

SEFCU Arena (Albany)
Binghamton University Events Center (Binghamton)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (Hartford)
Alfond Arena / Cross Insurance Center / Memorial Gymnasium (Maine)
Lundholm Gym (New Hampshire)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (Stony Brook)
Retriever Activities Center (UMBC)
Costello Athletic Center, Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell (UMass Lowell)
Patrick Gym (Vermont)

Cross Insurance Center

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