Center opens at Amarillo National Center fairgrounds
The Amarillo National Center opened at the Amarillo Tri-State Fairgrounds with a wall of honor listing private donors who contributed about 2.2 million to the nearly 13 million building. The center spans 158,000 sq ft with 5,000 fixed seats for arena events and 5,000 more on the floor, hosting 20 events in 2000 and 30 booked for 2001, with an estimated annual economic impact of 25 million direct dollars.