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Sports complex, hotel coming to Council Bluffs

Iowa West Foundation

The area around the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs is growing, with a recreation complex and hotel in the works.

The Iowa West Foundation announced Tuesday that construction will start next year on the Fieldhouse USA recreation complex and a Courtyard by Marriott hotel. It’s a $30 million dollar investment.

Pete Tulipana, president and CEO of the Iowa West Foundation, says the projects will spur additional economic development.

"The economic development opportunity for the Mid-America Center is not only local and regional use for basketball and other hard-court sports, practices and games, but also the opportunity for regional tournaments that would come in to Council Bluffs, the Omaha area, the Council Bluffs area, and all the economic development that comes with that."

The hotel will have 135 rooms and will be adjacent to the Mid-America Center. The Iowa West Foundation also purchased the Plaza west of the MAC, and plans to develop it as well.