The owners of a youth sports and recreation business are planning to develop 34 acres of land at 198th & Highway 370, turning it into Gretna’s next blockbuster development.
Craig and Tiffani Wolf, owners of Cheer Athletics Omaha, plan to move their All-Star cheer, tumbling and dance business to the new development. Plans call for a 70,000 sq. ft. building with high ceilings to allow for training and practice. The building will also have a workout facility, offices and meeting space.
Cheer Athletics Omaha is currently located in a 30,000 sq. ft. space at 14620 Gold Coast Rd in La Vista. In addition to the Omaha gym, Plano, Texas-based Cheer Athletics has 14 other locations in the United States and United Kingdom. The closest location to Omaha’s is in Denver. The Wolfs opened the Omaha gym in 2021.
Craig Wolf said they plan to break ground next summer and open the new building by early 2027. In addition to being more than twice the size of the current space, the new building will have better acoustics and space for public events. As the anchor of the new development, Cheer Athletics is expected to be a bid draw.
“This new development will have 400,000 to 500,000 visits per year, because Cheer Athletics will be there,” Wolf said.
The Omaha Cheer Athletics serves about 500 athletes each week, including their own national and local competitive cheer teams, students taking individual lessons and high school cheerleading squads that use the facility for practices.
Several other businesses will be included in the new development, but they have not yet been identified. Wolf said the businesses will likely focus on entertainment, hospitality and other things that support the athletes who come to Cheer Athletics as well as their families.
The Wolfs are buying the land from the City of Gretna. Mayor Mike Evans said the city is excited about the development because it will serve as a gateway to Gretna and fill in the rapidly developing Highway 370 corridor.
Just to the east of the future Cheer Athletics building is Gretna Landing, which will be anchored by a Fleet Farm superstore. Construction has started on a large apartment complex and multiple retail pad sites. Further east is yet another retail development, which features the largest Hy-Vee store in the country.
