SIOUX CITY'S TYSON EVENTS CENTER IS ONE OF THE TOP 200 ARENAS IN THE WORLD FOR CONCERT TICKET SALES.

CENTER SPOKESPERSON ERIKA NEWTON SAYS SIX STRAIGHT SELLOUTS HELPED PROPEL THE VENUE TO 178TH PLACE ON POLLSTAR MAGAZINE'S 2011 RANKINGS.

FACILITIES MANAGER GLENN WALINSKI SAYS A LOT OF WORK GOES INTO SETTING UP THE BIG NAME CONCERTS THAT COME TO SIOUX CITY:

CITY MANAGER PAUL ECKERT SAYS THE TYSON STAFF RECEIVED HIGH MARKS FROM LADY ANTEBELLUM FOR THEIR WORK INVOLVING THEIR SHOW AT THE TYSON LAST MONTH.

IOWA GOVERNOR TERRY BRANSTAD WILL TALK ABOUT HIS GOALS FOR THE STATE IN A SIOUX CITY APPEARANCE ON THURSDAY.

BRANSTAD WILL REVIEW HIS STATE OF THE STATE SPEECH AT A MEETING OF THE SIOUX CITY ROTARY CLUB AT 11AM IN THE SIOUX CITY CONVENTION CENTER.

LT. GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS WILL ALSO SPEAK AT THE MEETING. THE GOVERNOR HAS LAID OUT A TEN POINT EDUCATION PLAN ALONG WITH PROPOSALS TO SPUR JOB CREATION AND  HOLD THE LINE ON TAXES IN THE STATE.

EMPTY OFFICE SPACE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE PLYMOUTH BLOCK BUILDING WILL SOON BE TRANSFORMED INTO A SOCIAL THINK TANK FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

KEVIN MOLLAND OF SIOUX CITY GROWTH ORGANIZATION SAYS THE HISTORIC 4TH STREET SITE WILL HOST THE SECOND ANNUAL INNOVATION MARKET:

YOU CAN REGISTER YOUR IDEA IN ADVANCE AT THE SIOUX CITY GO-DOT-COM WEBSITE. THE INNOVATION MARKET TAKES PLACE ON FEBRUARY 7TH AT 5:30PM.

Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy plan to bring their State of the State message to Siouxland .

Sheehy will deliver remarks on the Governor's Thursday morning address  at South Sioux City Hall at 11:45am....shortly after the Governor's 10am speech in Lincoln.

Sheehy will then head to Norfolk for a 1:15pm appearance.   Heineman has said he wants to focus on job creation, education and making Nebraska a business-friendly place.

The speech will coincide with the introduction of the governor's budget recommendations.