Regina's Evraz Place is getting a new name.

The Regina Exhibition Association,&nbsp;which runs the sprawling property that's home to football, hockey, rock concerts and the annual fair, says the new name will be announced on Wednesday.

The steel company Evraz currently has had naming rights for the property, which once known as the Regina exhibition grounds and later Ipsco Place, since 2008.

Evraz&nbsp;owns a steel plant in Regina that's one of the city's biggest private employers.

Regina's Ipsco Place changes name again

Regina's exhibition grounds, formerly Ipsco Place, has been renamed Evraz Place.

Ervaz Place CEO Mark Allan is working to get word of the new name out. 

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Evraz has been in the news lately after its stock price tumbled in the run-up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Its biggest shareholder is Roman Abramovich, whom the U.S. Treasury Department says has ties to Russian president Vladimir Putin.

The Regina Exhibition Association did not mention recent events, but said "the change comes after months of work."

The Regina exhibition grounds have been known as Evraz Place since 2008. 

Regina's Evraz Place set for a name change

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