special section Innovative Centers and Unique Venues CenturyLink Center Omaha The Midwest’s premier meetings and events facility

Part convention center, part arena, the hybrid facilities at CenturyLink Center Omaha make it the top choice for events of all kinds in the Midwest, including conventions, trade shows, sporting events, and concerts. Since opening its doors in September 2003, CenturyLink Center Omaha has also served as the cen- terpiece of Downtown Omaha’s $2-billion riverfront revitalization. Nebraska’s largest city, Omaha has an eas-

ily navigable downtown densely packed with new hotels, attractions, and dining, and the CenturyLink Center Omaha lies conveniently in the middle of all of it. The recently reno- vated, 600-room Hilton Omaha — Nebraska’s

only AAA Four-Diamond hotel — is directly connected to the center via skywalk, and a number of other properties from prominent hotel brands are also within walking distance. The Old Market — an arts, entertainment, and shopping district that mixes the old with the new by housing many of its stores and restaurants in renovated warehouse build- ings — is just a few blocks away. Next door, TD Ameritrade Park Omaha is home to the NCAA Division I Men’s College World Series for the next 25 years. The $140-million sta- dium has 24,000 seats, 26 luxury suites, and four team clubhouses, which in addition to baseball games, can also be used for outdoor

concerts and other events. When it’s time to start planning, Century-

Link Center Omaha is proud to partner with the Omaha Convention & Visitors Bureau to help meeting planners with everything from registration assistance to attendance building.

For more information: CenturyLink Center Omaha — (402) 599-6932; dniebrugge@ omahameca.com; centurylinkcenteromaha.com

AT A GLANCE

Total contiguous exhibit space • 194,000 square feet

Total meeting space • More than 63,000 square feet

Total prefunction space • 42,500 square feet

Meeting rooms • 16

Total number of arena seats • 18,300

Connected to • The 600-room Hilton Omaha, Nebraska’s only AAA Four- Diamond hotel

Total hotel rooms in Omaha • More than 10,000, with 2,600- plus rooms in a three-mile radius of the center

Flexible venue In addition to hosting popular public events like the “American Idol” auditions, CenturyLink Center Omaha accommodates meetings of all kinds, such as the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting, which attracts more than 30,000 attendees from around the world.

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