page_title: Talking Stick Resort Arena
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context_page_description: Talking Stick Resort Arena is a sports and entertainment arena in downtown Phoenix, Arizona.
  Built in the regional population epicenter of the southwestern United States, the arena opened on June 6, 1992 at a construction cost of $89 million.
  It is the permanent home arena for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association and the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. Additionally, the National Hockey League's Phoenix Coyotes played their first 7+ seasons at the arena following their arrival in Phoenix on July 1, 1996. The Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL played there from their 2005-2006 inaugural season until they ceased operations at the conclusion of the 2008-2009 season.
  Located near Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the arena is 1 million square feet in size on an 11-acre site. These two major league sports venues are half of those used by Phoenix area professional teams, the other two being State Farm Stadium and Gila River Arena in the neighboring Phoenix suburb of Glendale.
  Since its opening, Talking Stick Resort Arena is currently undergoing its second significant renovation.
context_section_description: Talking Stick Resort Arena (originally America West Arena and formerly US Airways Center) is a sports and entertainment arena in downtown Phoenix, Arizona.
  Built in the regional population epicenter of the southwestern United States, the arena opened on June 6, 1992 at a construction cost of $89 million.
  It is the permanent home arena for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Additionally, the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Phoenix Coyotes (now the Arizona Coyotes) played their first 7+ seasons at the arena following their arrival in Phoenix on July 1, 1996. The Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL played there from their 2005-2006 inaugural season until they ceased operations at the conclusion of the 2008-2009 season. 
  Located near Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the arena is 1 million square feet (93,000 m²) in size on an 11-acre (4.5 ha) site. These two major league sports venues are half of those used by Phoenix area professional teams, the other two being State Farm Stadium and Gila River Arena in the neighboring Phoenix suburb of Glendale.
  Since its opening, Talking Stick Resort Arena is currently undergoing its second significant renovation. The Phoenix City Council approved the plan on January 23, 2019 involving the arena, with the Phoenix Suns paying up to $80 million alongside any overrun costs. The first renovation in the venue's history was completed in March 2003 that had an 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m²) air conditioned glass-enclosed atrium built on the northwest side of the arena. That $67 million project was constructed to keep patrons cool while waiting in line for tickets or spending time inside the building before events. The arena upgrades have been done as part of the Phoenix Suns' plan to keep it economically competitive after Gila River Arena opened. Former Suns owner Jerry Colangelo originally thought of the renovations after visiting Staples Center in Los Angeles and envisioned a similar entertainment district in Phoenix.
  As a result of the current renovations, the Phoenix Mercury and the Indoor Football League's Arizona Rattlers have been temporarily displaced to other local venues for the next 1 to 2 years. The Mercury plan to play their 2020 WNBA season home games at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Rattlers expect to host their 2021 IFL home games at Gila River Arena.
caption: Then-America West Arena in April 2005
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