Viaero Center

The Viaero Center,^[3] previously known as the Kearney Event Center and Firstier Event Center, is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Kearney, Nebraska. It opened in November 2000 as the Tri-City Arena. It is home to the 2016 USHL Clark Cup Champions Tri-City Storm ice hockey, and former teams, the Nebraska Cranes basketball and Tri-City Diesel arena football. Seating capacity for hockey, basketball and arena football is 4,047.

Viaero Center

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Former names	Tri-City Arena (2000–200?) Kearney Event Center (200?–200?) FirsTier Event Center (200?–2009)
Location	609 Platte Road Kearney, Nebraska 68847
Owner	Storm Hockey, LLC
Operator	Storm Hockey, LLC
Capacity	5,000
Construction
Broke ground	November 1999
Opened	November 18, 2000[1]
Construction cost	$10.5 million ($19.2 million in 2024 dollars[2])
Tenants
Tri-City Storm (USHL) (2000–present) Tri-City Diesel (NIFL) (2001–2004) Nebraska Cranes (USBL) (2005–2006) Kearney Hawks (MPIF) (2016–2017)

The arena features 20 luxury suites and also plays host to concerts, trade shows, conventions and other events.