By: Bridgetower Media Newswires//January 15, 2020//
By: Bridgetower Media Newswires//January 15, 2020//
ADDRESS: 5000 W. Champion Dr., Grand Chute
COST: $30 million
SIZE: 164,000 square feet
START OF WORK: September 2018
COMPLETION: November 2019
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Miron Construction, Neenah
DESIGNER: Performa Architects + Engineers, De Pere
OWNER: The Town of Grand Chute Community Development Authority
SIGNFICANCE OF PROJECT: The Community First Champion Center was backed by 10 cities and villages in the Fox Valley and is meant to draw tourists to that part of the state. It has an ice rink with seating for 1,000 people, a fieldhouse with four basketball courts or eight volleyball courts and seating for 800 people and a seasonal arena that can be used as an ice rink or as four basketball or six volleyball courts.
Project planners expect the center to be used for tournaments for basketball, volleyball, hockey, figure skating, wrestling, gymnastics and team handball, as well as for games organized by local leagues and for other activities.