Cox Business Center

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Cox Business Convention Center
Cox Business Center logo.jpg
Former namesCox Business Center
Tulsa Convention Center
Tulsa Assembly Center
Location100 Civic Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
Owner City of Tulsa
Operator ASM Global
Capacity 8,900 (Large Arena)
Opened1964
Tenants
Tulsa Oilers (CPHL/CHL) (1964–1983)
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (NCAA) (1964–1998)
Tulsa Roughnecks (NASL) (1978)
Tulsa Oilers (CHL) (1992–2008)
Tulsa Talons (AF2) (2000–2008)
Tulsa 66ers (NBA D-League) (2009–2012)
Oklahoma Defenders (APFL/CPIFL) (2012–2014)
Tulsa Revolution (MASL) (2013–2014)
Website
www.coxcentertulsa.com

Tulsa's convention center, rebranded Cox Business Convention Center (CBCC) on February 4, 2020, [1] is a 310,625 square foot facility in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma with 102,600 square foot column-free exhibit hall space, Oklahoma's largest ballroom, and 34 meeting rooms. CBCC is managed by ASM Global, a venue management, marketing, and development firm, and owned by the City of Tulsa.

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The CBCC was originally named for Tulsa Mayor James L. Maxwell who was the driving force behind the planning and start of the venue. The 2020 rebranding to Cox Business Convention Center was preceded in 2013 by the rename to Cox Business Center from Tulsa Convention Center. [2] The venue was originally named Tulsa Assembly Center.

Proposed improvements

When the 2020 renovation [3] is complete in summer 2020, the venue’s $55 million renovation will create a new South Plaza and main entrance on the east side with a three-story glass atrium, valet drop off, and over 4,000 square-foot of pre-function, as well as a multi-use event space (Grand Hall – Oklahoma’s largest banquet space with 41,470 square-foot and 38’ ceilings), and offer over 275,000 square foot of rentable space along with a variety of renovations and upgrades to existing spaces throughout the venue. Constructed in 1964, the CBCC previously closed its historic Arena with the last public show being The Avett Brothers concert on March 2, 2018. The $55 million renovation is possible through Vision Tulsa funding. [4]

Former tenants

Tulsa Revolution warmups at Cox Business Center on November 22, 2014. Cox Business Center arena.jpg
Tulsa Revolution warmups at Cox Business Center on November 22, 2014.
Logo until 2013 Tulsa Convention Center Logo.png
Logo until 2013
Lobby of the Cox Business Center. Cox Business Center lobby.jpg
Lobby of the Cox Business Center.

In November 2013, the Tulsa Revolution of the Professional Arena Soccer League began play with the Cox Business Center as their home arena. The team relocated to the Expo Square Pavilion in January 2015. The original Tulsa Roughnecks used the building for indoor soccer in 1978. [5]

It was home to the Central Hockey League Tulsa Oilers ice hockey team and to the Tulsa Talons, an af2 arena football team prior to the opening of the new BOK Center in 2008. It was a regular stop for Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling and its successor, the Universal Wrestling Federation, until shortly after the UWF's purchase by Jim Crockett Promotions in 1987. It hosted the Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament title game in 1982 and 1984-87. It was also the home to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane basketball team until the program moved to the Reynolds Center in 1998.

The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) hosted a Built Ford Tough Series event at the Convention Center each year between 2005 and 2008; for 2009 and beyond, the event was moved to the BOK Center. Beginning in 2009, the Convention Center was the home arena for the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League until 2012, when the team returned to the SpiritBank Event Center in nearby Bixby. [6] In March 2012, the Oklahoma Defenders of the American Professional Football League played their first game at the arena. The team folded in August 2014.

Musical History

Tulsa World explored the Arena's history and previous musical guests in a 2018 feature article [7] and noted, "Who graced the old arena? Everybody from A (Aerosmith) to Z (Zig Ziglar). Let's mention a few names: The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Bon Jovi, Louie Armstrong, Led Zeppelin, Charley Pride, Sonny & Cher, the Carpenters, B.B. King, Glen Campbell, Waylon Jennings, Cheech & Chong, Van Halen and George Strait."

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References

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