The Alerus Center will give the suite level a makeover in 2023.
The Events Center Commission today approved the low bid of Diversified Contractors in the amount of $1.33 million dollars. The building features 14 suites…a club lounge…and an upper level that will house five additional suites.
A total of three bids were considered for the work.
The building’s 23 ticketed events in 2022 combined for 100,052 tickets sold – an economic impact estimated at $16 million dollars.
The Alerus Center opened in 2001.


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