Alerus Center Schedule

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The convention center section of the facility includes a ballroom and 12 meeting rooms.

Prior to opening, the facility had been referred to as the Aurora Events Center.1984 - A vote to increase the local sales tax to expand the downtown Civic Auditorium fails1992 - A vote to fund a new convention center on 32nd Avenue South fails1995 - A vote to increase the local sales tax to build a new events center (dubbed The Aurora Events Center) costing $43 to $49 million passes with 60% approval1996 - Cost overruns require another vote on an events center to cost $57 million which passes with 51% approval1997 - Flood of 1997 - delays the project1998 - Aurora redesigned to make the facility less susceptible to future flooding1999 - Compass Management hired to manage facility2000 - Aurora renamed The Alerus Center after Alerus Financial, buys naming rights for a period of 20 years2001 - Alerus Center opens on February 10 with a final cost of $80 million2006 - 5th anniversary2006 - Construction starts on Canad Inns hotel tower and water park2007 - Construction on the Canad Inns Destination Center completed2007 - City ends its management contract with Compass Management2007 - City rehires Compass Management which is renamed Venuworks with the provision they won't be paid if they lose taxpayer money2009 - Alerus Commission announces they lost $720,000 in the events fund due to Alerus operations.

Directly adjacent to the Alerus Center is a large hotel and waterpark complex called the Canad Inns Destination Center.The Alerus Center is named after a local financial institution, Alerus Financial, which purchased the building's naming rights.

The convention center is used for conferences, seminars, banquets, parties, and smaller concerts.

No accounting of that loss is made available to the public.The Alerus Center has played host to many popular musical acts including Cher, The Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, KISS, Aerosmith, Bette Midler, Cirque du Soleil, and Mötley Crüe.

The arena also plays host to many large concerts, sporting events, and trade shows.

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