Denny Sanford Premier Center

Denny Sanford Premier Center
Denny Sanford Premier Center is located in South Dakota
Denny Sanford Premier Center
Denny Sanford Premier Center
Location within South Dakota
Denny Sanford Premier Center is located in the United States
Denny Sanford Premier Center
Denny Sanford Premier Center
Location within the United States
Address1201 N West
LocationSioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Coordinates43°33′42″N 96°45′00″W / 43.56167°N 96.75000°W / 43.56167; -96.75000
OwnerCity of Sioux Falls
OperatorASM Global
Capacity13,000 (Concerts)
12,000 (Basketball)
10,600 (Indoor Football)
10,678 (Hockey)[1]
Construction
Broke groundAugust 30, 2012[2]
OpenedSeptember 19, 2014[2]
Construction cost$117 million[2]
($151 million in 2023 dollars[3])
ArchitectSink Combs Dethlefs
Koch Hazard[4]
Structural engineerMartin/Martin, Inc.[5]
Services engineerM–E Engineers, Inc.[5]
General contractorMortenson Construction[4]
Tenants
Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) (2014–present)
Sioux Falls Storm (IFL) (2015–present)
Website
dennysanfordpremiercenter.com

The Denny Sanford Premier Center is an indoor arena in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The building is located at 1201 North West Avenue, and is connected to the Sioux Falls Arena and Sioux Falls Convention Center. The Arena's naming rights partners, and largest sponsors, are Sanford Health, First Premier Bank and Premier Bankcard.[6]

Completed in 2014, the arena has a seating capacity of approximately 12,000 spectators and replaces the DakotaDome and Rushmore Plaza Civic Center as the largest indoor venue in South Dakota.[7] The Sioux Falls Arena hosts smaller concerts and events, while the Denny Sanford Premier Center hosts large scale concerts and sporting events.[8]

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  2. ^ a b c Reinecke, Sarah (August 31, 2012). "'Let's Build Our New Events Center'". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  3. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "About". Sioux Falls Events Center. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Mortenson Presentation" (PDF). Mortenson Construction. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  6. ^ "Events Center Deal: $20.75M Over 25 Years". KELO. Sioux Falls. August 2, 2012. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  7. ^ "Groundbreaking Today: Sanford Pentagon". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls. August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  8. ^ Zimmer, Matt (April 20, 2014). "Sharing Home Game Dates Was New for the Stampede and Skyforce — The Crowds Still Came". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls. Retrieved April 25, 2014.