The Rabobank Arena, Theater and Convention Center

sustainability department with full-time staff, and I think we manage in an environmentally prudent way.” Since the Arena opened 21 years ago, the complex has been the catalyst for further downtown development, tourism, and job creation - an Amtrak Train center, a movie theater complex, an ice rink (that is also managed by AEG), and an aquatic center have all opened, nearby. Going forward, Eckerson says that he would like to continue to attract more local and regional events, such as banquets, corporate meetings, and the like. And he believes that the complex, as well as the City of Bakersfield, has many advantages. “The fact that there are three unique venues all in one footprint, including the Marriott Hotel, makes us very flexible, very multipurpose, very easy to get to, and to stay,” he asserts. “And I think Bakersfield is kind of underappreciated because it has a lot to offer. The community has a lot of pride in what they have.” 㔀㈀㄀ 䔀愀猀琀 ㈀㄀猀琀 匀琀爀攀攀琀    䈀愀欀攀爀猀猀攀氀搀Ⰰ 䌀䄀 㤀㌀㌀　㔀    㘀㘀㄀ⴀ㌀㤀㔀ⴀ㄀㐀㐀㠀 瀀愀挀椀椀挀眀攀猀琀猀漀甀渀搀⸀挀漀洀 䌀漀渀琀愀挀琀 匀伀唀一䐀 匀䤀一䌀䔀 ㄀㤀㠀㘀 䌀伀一一䔀䌀吀䤀一䜀 倀䔀伀倀䰀䔀 吀䠀刀伀唀䜀䠀   켥  䔀焀甀椀瀀洀攀渀琀 刀攀渀琀愀氀猀   켥  刀攀瀀愀椀爀猀 愀渀搀 匀攀爀瘀椀挀攀   켥  嘀椀搀攀漀 倀爀漀搀甀挀琀椀漀渀   켥  䔀焀甀椀瀀洀攀渀琀 匀愀氀攀猀 켥  䌀漀渀挀攀爀琀 匀漀甀渀搀 愀渀搀 嘀椀搀攀漀 켥  匀礀猀琀攀洀 䐀攀猀椀最渀 켥  䤀渀猀琀愀氀氀愀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 匀攀爀瘀椀挀攀 켥  䄀甀搀椀漀 愀渀搀 嘀椀搀攀漀 吀爀愀椀渀椀渀最 䄀唀䐀䤀伀 켥 䐀䔀匀䤀䜀一 켥 嘀䤀䐀䔀伀 켥 刀䔀倀䄀䤀刀 켥 刀䔀一吀䄀䰀匀 倀刀伀䘀䔀匀匀䤀伀一䄀䰀 匀椀渀挀攀 ㄀㤀㠀㘀 倀愀挀椀椀挀 圀攀猀琀 匀漀甀渀搀 栀愀猀 搀攀氀椀瘀攀爀攀搀 攀砀瀀攀爀琀 愀甀搀椀漀  猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 䌀攀渀琀爀愀氀 嘀愀氀氀攀礀 愀渀搀 戀攀礀漀渀搀⸀ 伀甀爀 琀攀愀洀 搀爀愀眀猀  漀渀 搀攀挀愀搀攀猀 漀昀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀 琀漀 猀甀瀀瀀氀礀 猀漀氀甀琀椀漀渀猀 琀栀愀琀  眀漀爀欀 昀漀爀 漀甀爀 挀氀椀攀渀琀猀⸀ THE RABOBANK ARENA , THEATER AND CONVENT ION CENTER