The Ottumwa (IA) City Council unanimously approved an agreement with
VenuWorks for the management of the five-year-old Bridge View Center.
The contract will go into effect November 1 and continue through June
30, 2016.
"We are very pleased to welcome VenuWorks as the
new management firm for the Bridge View Center,” said Mayor Dale
Uehling. “VenuWorks will be a great fit for the Ottumwa community."
“This
is a beautiful facility in a community that is entering an exciting
renaissance that promises big things to come in the next few years,”
said VenuWorks President Steve Peters, CFE. “It will be a privilege for
VenuWorks to be a part of that progress.”
Bridge View
Center is located on the banks of the Des Moines River in the heart of
Ottumwa. The 92,000 square foot event center features a 655-seat
theater, multiple meeting rooms and a 30,000 square foot multi-purpose
exposition hall with a capacity for up to 2,500 for concerts and other
entertainment events. Bridge View Center can accommodate conventions,
conferences, trade shows, stage shows, as well as major entertainment
attractions.