Extraco Events Center s The Base in final stages of construction
Extraco Expansion Project in Final Stages
and last updated 2021-01-19 19:58:27-05
WACO, TX â Extraco Events Center s $34 million expansion project is almost complete. The final touches are being done in the new 80,000 square-foot The Base building.
âWe started to look at what does Waco need from the standpoint of complimenting the facilities we already have, such as the convention center and the WISD Stadium and different things like that, and what we really needed was a large indoor space that could be used for sports as well as large trade shows,â said Wes Allison, President and CEO of the Extraco Events Center.
McLennan Countyâs new $32 million multipurpose facility will now be called The Base, a name reflecting its use as a venue for business, arts, sports and entertainment, county commissioners decided Tuesday.
The 80,000-square-foot center under construction at Lake Air Drive and Bosque Boulevard will help anchor the Extraco Events Center complex that includes the Extraco Coliseum. The county may assume control of the new building in February, and plans continue for a public party and a month of special events in March, keeping COVID-19 in mind, HOT Fair & Rodeo President Wes Allison said.
It was Allison who recommended The Base at Extraco Events Center, or simply The Base, his suggestion reflecting the opinion of community stakeholders and two local marketing firms: Four Columns Marketing and Seedhouse Creative.