06/23/2026 Resolutions 2026-175 RESOLUTION 2026-175
WHEREAS, the Heartland Events Center is a City-owned public assembly venue
located at 690 East Stolley Park Road and operated by VenuWorks under contract with the City;and
WHEREAS, VenuWorks has marketed the naming rights for the Heartland Event
Center; and
WHEREAS,BigIron Auctions,a Nebraska company,would like enter into a naming
rights agreement with the City; and
WHEREAS,the agreement provides annual revenue of$140,000 and a potential of
$1,540,000 over eleven years inclusive of options exercised.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND,NEBRASKA,that the agreement with BigIron Auctions in the
amount of$140,000 annually with a potential of$1,540,000 over eleven years inclusive of options
exercised at Heartland Event Center, is hereby approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to
execute such agreement on behalf of the City of Grand Island and to take all other actions necessary
to effect the purpose of this resolution.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, June 23, 2026.
Mayor
Roger G. Steele, Ma
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Attest:
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J. Oranere, City Clerk