(Left to Right): Ali Brackett, Carrie Jackson, Chris Connolly, Ryan Ziegler, Derek Hickey
Front (Left to Right): Carrie Petersen, Carrie Jackson, Jessica Van Sloten
Back (Left to Right): Janelle Menz, Ellie Cutler
Front (Left to Right): Dave Wakefield, Emily Neese, Courtney Vitale, Matt Cushman
Back (Left to Right): Haleigh Biancalana, Gibson Akers, Jordan Poock, Payton Burris
Front (Left to Right): Kailie Morrow, Karla Jorgenson, Hayly Smith, Jen Rust, Elyse Wigg
Middle (Left to Right): Ali Brackett, Deb Stewart, Raul Murillo, Jeff Maynes, Brett Slaby, Calli Crew
Back (Left to Right): Marshal Badgley, Jonathan Cook, Dave Farlo, Derek Hickey, Chad Vander Ploeg
Front (Left to Right): Lisa Givens, Megan Sease, Julie Swanson
Back (Left to Right): Andrew Dobraska, Diane Frischmeyer, Tim Smith
(Left to Right): Katie Rielly, Leigha Powers, Adam Flack, Viki Arias Kepler, Kyle Starcevich
Front (Left to Right): Steve Frantz, Alex Abrahamson, Joe Ira, Brian Cooper, Jason Smith, Mark Gamble, Jim Bacon, Steve Carlson
Back (Left to Right): Jeff Lindquist, Tom Hines, Dennis Ashby, Jeff King, Harold Peterson, Jose Perez, Jacob King, Aaron Johnson
(Left to Right): Jaymie Block, Laurie Kemmit, Jason Evans, Carrie Brown
(Left to Right): Brandon Ortale, Diane Hines, Alisa Woods, Jake Reichling
All 39 suites received a cosmetic update, which includes new televisions, countertops, furniture, refrigerators and freshly painted walls. Carpet was replaced with LVT and a liquor cabinet was added.
Forrest and Associates completed the final phase of the tuckpoint project at Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center. All four sides of the building have been completed.
The Wi-Fi at Hy-Vee Hall and Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center was upgraded to a new Aruba system, replacing the outdated Meru system.
We added more protection at Wells Fargo Arena for concerts and other events. These additional fall protection lines help protect the safety of our employees while setting up events.
With more events maxing out our event space at Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center, more chairs were needed to satisfy those needs. We added an additional 400 more chairs to our inventory.
We repainted the Press Box at Wells Fargo Arena to give it a fresh look. This room is used for most of our sporting events and is also utilized for many concerts. We hope to continue making updates to this room in the next couple of years.
Elite Glass replaced the glass ceiling panels in the west lobby of Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center. These panels were old and had many issues with water leaking in when it rained.
composted
metal recycled
paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and aluminum recycled
total materials diverted from landfills
of all waste recycled/composted
We saved $56,011 this year as a result of the retro commissioning study and implementation done two years ago.
Partner with the Department of Energy’s Better Building Challenge
Participation in MidAmerican Energy curtailment program using our generator during peak energy times, which provides an annual rebate of $55,200
Mixed recycling compactors to recycle all glass, plastic, paper, cardboard and aluminum
Post event arena recycling program for plastic and aluminum using local community fundraising groups
De-lamped, installed extra-long-life lamps and photo cell motion sensors in all stairwells for 90% energy savings
Conversion to LED lighting in offices, parking lots, sidewalks, concourses, restrooms, seating aisles, catwalk, docks, exhibit halls and LED sport lighting in Wells Fargo Arena
Conducted Retro Commissioning study and implementation to maximize energy efficiencies of building mechanical and control systems
Installed bike racks to encourage alternate “green” transportation for staff and patrons
Envirox, made with hydrogen peroxide and cold pressed orange peel, makes up 95% of all cleaning product used
· Eight flexible meeting rooms
· Connected to Iowa Hall of Pride
· Hall A, B & C: 150,00 sq. ft. connected
· 24,000 sq. ft. of pre-function space
· 11 loading bays
· Business Center
· Drive-on access
· 21 flexible meeting rooms
· 23,000 sq. ft. of pre-function space
· Eight HD projectors displaying images
and video on grand concourse air walls
· Veterans Memorial Hall (a museum quality exhibit paying tribute to Iowa Veterans who have served the United States during each international conflict since Iowa’s statehood in 1846)
· Four boardrooms
· Views of Grand Concourse and Veterans Memorial Hall
· State’s largest ballroom (28,000 sq. ft)
· 1 million lighting combinations
· 14,000 sq. ft. of pre-function space
· Two meeting rooms
· Two green rooms
· Networked for wi-fi
· Audio & Visual Services by preferred vendor, Markey’s Rental & Staging
· Catering offered exclusively by Spectra Food Services & Hospitality
· The Exhibition Level is ideal to host large shows such as the Iowa Power Farming Show, the Des Moines Home + Garden Show and Iowa’s Premier Beer, Wine & Food Expo.
· Coors Light Club Lounge
· 630 club seats
· 20 loge boxes
· 39 newly remodeled luxury suites
· Ketel One Bar in the Willis Auto Lounge
· The Fort Whiskey Bar
· The Loft - arena bowl premium rental space
· Press Box seating
· Hall of Fame Suite
· 17,000 capacity arena
· Home to the Iowa Barnstormers, Iowa Wild and Iowa Wolves
· 360° curtain system along with a half-house curtain
· Team of the Year
· Outstanding Fan Experience
· Social Media Department of the Year
· Best Unique Game Operations Promotion - Raising Canes Tug of War & Flix Brewhouse Trivia
·Thomas Ebright Award - Todd Frederickson, President
· Yanick Dupre Man of the Year - Landon Feraro, Foward
· Iowa Wild’s AHL All-Stars - Tim Army, Coach, Kaapo Kahkronen, Goalie, and Cal O’Reilly, Captain
·The highest attended pro hockey game in the state of Iowa
· Son of NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry
· Starred on Team USA in its first FIBI 3x3 World Cup, bringing home gold after defeating Latvia in Amsterdam
· Will play on the Minnesota Timberwolves 2019 summer league
Averages:
Points: 10.1 | Rebounds: 4.0 | Assists: 1.5
First round pick in the 2005 NBA Draft
Eight-year NBA Veteran
Set a team-high and season-high record with 40 points on 15-of-21 shooting against the Agua Caliente Clippers
Averages:
Points: 12.0 | Rebounds: 5.8 | Assists: 1.9
Chris Connolly, General Manager
Spectra General Managers annual meeting
Marketing Department
2019 Spectra Box Office, Marketing and Sales Conference
Kyle Starcevich, Group Sales Manager
2019 Spectra Box Office, Marketing and Sales Conference
Jeff Maynes, Beverage Manager
The Court of Master Sommeliers
Premium Partnerships
2018 Spectra Partnerships Conference
Kailie Morrow, Sous Chef
2018 Women and Whiskey
includes social media, text club, cyber club and group sales email lists
2,224 New Followers
3,037 Total Followers
1,144 New Followers
4,400 Total Followers
3,845 New Followers
26,656 Total Followers
1,687 New Followers
43,448 Total Followers
365 New Followers
17,290 Total Followers
238,000
250,000
3,065
Convention Center gross revenues exceeded budget by over $1.7M with over
in food and beverage revenue
Profit for the Arena was over
exceeding our budget by nearly
Net income to Polk County will be over
The Sports category includes high school tournaments, NHL Preseason game, NCAA Basketball, Hy-Vee Classic, AAU Wrestling, Iowa Wild Hockey, Iowa Wolves basketball and Iowa Barnstormer football. This category represented 65% of the events held at Wells Fargo Arena. It accounted for 60% of the attendance and 33% of our net income.
Concerts represented 7% of the events held at Wells Fargo Arena and accounted for 47% of our net income.
The Meetings category accounted for 42% of our Event Mix, 31% of our gross revenues and 35% of our net income.
The Iowa Events Center staff always does such a great job, and we love the attention to detail. You guys have great decor in house that not a lot of venues have, and we love the elevated experience you all bring to the table. The room turned out beautifully again, and we loved walking into the room all ready for us! Thank you as always for ticketing assistance! No issues are great, and we appreciate you and your staff helping with late arrivals and making sure everyone is taken care of.
Aubrey M.
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill: Soul2Soul VIP Party
Iowa's Premier Beer, Wine and Food Expo
Wowza! So many samples of beer and wine. All varieties. Ended up buying some bottles to take home. Vendors were so friendly and willing to pour samples. Fun times with the friends.
Clients were asked a series of questions to rate their overall event experience. The results of the survey are based on 107 responses with a combined overall score of 4.82 our of 5.
Some highlights included:
All 39 suites received a cosmetic update, which includes new televisions, countertops, furniture, refrigerators and freshly painted walls. Carpet was replaced with LVT and a liquor cabinet was added.
total donations made to various Iowa organizations
of food donated to Eat Greater Des Moines. This is equivalent to 6,300 meals
donated quarterly to each of to each of the following: Miracle League, Comfort Sports, Great Outdoors Foundation & Eat Greater Des Moines
charitable events faculty has participated in including: Trash Bash, Meals for the Heartland and committee ran donation drives
This past year, the Iowa Events Center introduced the Employee Experience Committee to enhance interdepartmental relationships and boost employee morale. Since starting in October, the committee has held at least one event per month ranging from physical activities to providing holiday potlucks for full-time employees. Some of the events were a Halloween Potluck in The Fort, an Easter Egg Hunt in Wells Fargo Arena, a Lunch & Learn in the Convention Center and many more!
We also focused on enhancing benefits for full-time staff. One of the biggest accomplishments was getting it approved for all employees to receive a half-day off during the month of their birthday.
The Iowa Events Center Safety Club conducts monthly safety walks that have become a key for growth in training and building a level of knowledge and expectations for front-line staff to correct deficiencies. A few items tackled through walks include: adding security cameras, creating evacuation maps for all event space, updating LOTO procedures, ladder inspections, etc.
Several safety topics have been addressed such as, fire and tornadoes response, noise evaluation with hearing conservation procedure review, show power safety and incident reporting. The club also hosted annual safety training for operations and engineering.