Since March 4, 2011, the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority (PCCA) has been out of the construction business and immersed in the hospitality business. Boasting one million square feet of usable space and the largest contiguous exhibition space in the northeastern United States, the Convention Center now offers a best-in-class experience for meetings, tradeshows and conventions. [...]
Continue ReadingUnder construction since 2008, the $787 million annex to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia is finally complete, the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority (PCCA) announced this week. Officially opened during a March 4 ribbon-cutting ceremony, the expansion — which is one of the largest public works projects ever undertaken by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [...]
Continue ReadingThe Pennsylvania Convention Center’s $786 million expansion was officially dedicated Friday. Some 400 people attended the ribbon cutting, held in the grand entryway on Broad Street in Philadelphia. “We heard a thousand times this will not get done,” said Buck Riley, chairman of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority. “Here we are today, on March 4th, with a [...]
Continue ReadingAs of March 4, 2011, the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority (PCCA) is out of the construction business and immersed in the hospitality business. Boasting one million square feet of usable space and the largest contiguous exhibition space in the northeastern United States, the Convention Center is poised to offer a best-in-class experience for meetings, tradeshows [...]
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