F&M Bank Arena

F&M Bank Arena
Location	Clarksville, Tennessee
Coordinates	36°31′46″N 87°21′35″W
Owner	Montgomery County, Tennessee
Operator	Sabertooth Sports & Entertainment, LLC
Capacity	Sports: concerts: 6,000; Basketball: 5,500; ice hockey: 5,000;
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground	November 12, 2020
Opened	Early 2023
Construction cost	$115 million; ($115 million in 2021 dollars[1])
General contractor	Commonwealth Development Group, Inc.
Tenants
	Austin Peay Governors Men and Women's Basketball (2023-Present)

F&M Bank Arena is the planned new arena for the Austin Peay Governors men's and women's basketball teams of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Located in Clarksville, Tennessee. It will be able to seat around 6,000 people. In addition to the main space which will hold events such as APSU's basketball games, concerts, banquets, conventions, and many other events; there will be a second floor of F&M Bank Arena that will mainly be used for figure and youth skating..[2] Replacing Winfield Dunn Center, both the men's and women's team will move from Winfield Dunn Center to the new arena. Inside the facility, there will be locker rooms, coach offices and training rooms.

History

Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett had a vision for Downtown Clarksville and in Novemeber 2019, the Montgomery County Commission approved funding for the new Multi-Purpose Event Center. However, no bonds for paying for the arena would be signed until Austin Peay signed to be the Main tenant and the Nashville Predators signed to manage the facility. The new arena will feature two ice rinks, space for concerts and events, as well as a practice gym for Austin Peay Men and Women's Basketball.

Groundbreaking was held on November 12, 2020 which was attended by Mayor Durrett, Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts, as well as officials with the Nashville Predators, and the CEO of F&M Bank.

Sabertooth Sports and Entertainment which is owned by the Nashville Predators, will be the operators of the arena. On July 30, 2021, F&M Bank officially agreed to a naming rights deal for the Arena.

As of April 29, 2022, the arena construction is making progress with completion to be estimated by Early 2023.

The Arena is part of a bigger project to bring more life to downtown Clarksville. Across the street from the arena, a new three-story restaurant development is being built. Set to be built behind the arena is Riverview Square, which will consist of restaurants and shops, as well as renovation of the Riverview Inn, which will become a national chain hotel. A parking garage is also planned to be built with this development as well.

References

1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved April 16, 2022.
"Inside the F&M Bank Arena construction site in downtown Clarksville | PHOTOS".

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[inflation-US-1] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[2] "Inside the F&M Bank Arena construction site in downtown Clarksville | PHOTOS".