Rimrock Auto Arena in Billings, heavily damaged by a tornado last summer, is slated to reopen April 15, as crews are rebuilding the roof and cleaning up the interior. It won’t be soon enough for the Billings Outlaws (IFL), as the team folded operations. To say the folding of the Outlaws is a surprise is […]
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Initial cost estimates presented for Billings arena renovations
A rebuilding of Billing’s RimRock Auto Arena, heavily damaged by a tornado this summer, could cost as much as $15 million according to estimates presented to Yellowstone County Commissioners yesterday, but the final price tag is expected to be lower as the design is trimmed back. Estimates from CTA Architects (Billings) and Populous (Kansas City) […]
MetraPark: Let’s use disaster to reimagine arena
Administrators of Yellowstone County’s MetraPark complex say that instead of rebuilding Rimrock Auto Arena to be a copy of the original facility, destruction from a tornado should be a chance to reimagine the facility — and they want ideas from the public. The 12,000-seat arena, home to the Billings Outlaws (IFL) and many other events […]
Yellowstone County to rebuild Rimrock Auto Arena
Despite extensive damage from a tornado that saw the roof lifted off the place, Yellowstone County officials say they’ll launch a plan to rebuilt Rimrock Auto Arena in Billings. The tornado, which ripped through the area on June 20, took the roof off the 12,000-seat arena and caused extensive damage, to the point where officials […]
Tornado rips roof off Billing arena; damage is extensive
A tornado ripped the roof off Billings’ Rimrock Auto Arena Sunday, causing millions of dollars in damage and impacting next weekend’s playoff game for the IFL’s Billings Outlaws; officials will decide whether to inspect or demolish 35-year-old facility. UPDATE: We have a photo. It’s not pretty. Rimrock Auto Arena is located in the MetraPark fairgrounds […]
IFL looks to expand in Southwest
Indoor Football League (IFL) Commissioner Tommy Benezio recently met with potential team owners about setting up a Southwest Division for the 2011 IFL season. Potential teams/owners from Fresno (CA), Las Vegas (NV), Albuquerque (NM), Tuscan (AZ), Prescott Valley (AZ), and El Paso (TX) were in attendance. “The meeting was very informative and our attendance was […]
IFL’s Alaska Wild folds; forfeit wins awarded
The Alaska Wild has folded operations after informing the Indoor Football League it could not field enough players to make up a squad and pay travel expenses. The league awarded forfeit wins to the next four Wild opponents: Billings, La Crosse, Kent and Tri-Cities. The Wild was slated to visit Tri-Cities on June 12; a […]
