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Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center (formerly known as Veterans Memorial Auditorium) [1] [2] is a building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, that is part of the Iowa Events Center. Named to honor the World War II veterans of Polk County , it opened on February 1, 1955.
Wells Fargo Arena is a multi-purpose arena in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Part of the Iowa Events Center , the arena opened on July 12, 2005, at a cost of $117 million. [ 5 ] Named for title sponsor Wells Fargo , the arena replaced the aging Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center as the Des Moines area's primary venue for ...
EMC Expo Center (formerly named Hy-Vee Hall, which the Hy-Vee supermarket chain (based in West Des Moines) owned the naming rights to), is the Iowa Events Center's new exhibition hall. It features 100,000 square feet (9,000 m 2 ) of space for trade shows, conventions, and other major events.
Locally-based Midwest grocer chain Hy-Vee acquired the naming rights in a 20-year deal finalized in 2001. [1]While still incomplete, Hy-Vee Hall hosted its first event, the Autumn Festival, from October 21 through October 23, 2004.
The stadium also hosts the Iowa boys and girls high school track state championships. It also serves as a secondary venue for the university's men's and women's soccer teams. In 2019, the Des Moines Menace, a local USL League Two soccer club, played its home schedule at the stadium. [4]
Currently, Iowa has charter schools in Storm Lake, Maynard, Hamburg and Des Moines. Additionally, there is an online charter school . The Iowa State Board of Education will consider the ...
The Des Moines Civic Center is a 2,744-seat performing arts center belonging to Des Moines Performing Arts located in Des Moines, Iowa. It has been Iowa's largest theater since it opened on June 10, 1979, and is used for concerts , Broadway shows, ballets , and other special events.
Opinion: Showing up pays off, for helpers, for those being helped, and for the community at large, writes David E. Drake.