BancorpSouth Arena And Conference Center Expansion Project Work Underway

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Thirteen years after the opening of the BancorpSouth Conference Center – which notably came 13 years after the construction and opening of the adjacent BancorpSouth Arena – officials had a groundbreaking ceremony for a $15.2 million renovation and expansion of the facilities.

“Here we are later breaking ground on the next phase of this operation here, so I guess we’re lucky No. 13,” said Arena Executive Director Todd Hunt. “This expansion we’ve been talking about for six years, and it’s going to allow us to keep pace with the changing meetings industry and entertainment industry.”

The new conference space will be built to the west of the current facility on land that’s currently used for parking, and it will double the space now available. A covered walkway between the conference center and the arena will also be built, along with a VIP lounge area that can be used by both the conference center and the arena. LED lights around a tower and renovations to the arena’s bathrooms are part of the project.