{"id":80061,"date":"2018-06-08T12:30:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T19:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=80061"},"modified":"2018-06-08T12:30:51","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T19:30:51","slug":"caesars-entertainment-goes-conventional-with-375m-mid-strip-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/caesars-entertainment-goes-conventional-with-375m-mid-strip-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"Caesars Entertainment Goes Conventional: $375 Million Mid-Strip Venue Plans Approved in Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caesars Entertainment has gotten on board the convention train with a proposed $375 million, nearly 551,000 square-foot project on the Las Vegas Strip that should be ready to open sometime in 2020.<\/p>\n

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An artist\u2019s rendering of the proposed Caesars Forum Meeting Center, which the Caesars Entertainment hopes to begin building this month. Las Vegas is seeing a development spurt in convention space, as demand increases in what is already the trade show capital of the US. (Image: Caesars Entertainment)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Joining what’s become a bit of a building bonanza, the project will give employment to 1,000 construction workers, and then another 500 full-time convention center employees once it opens.<\/p>\n

Added Value<\/h2>\n

On Wednesday, members of the Clark County Commission unanimously approved plans for a new Caesars Forum Meeting Center, to be built on the site of what is currently a parking lot. The proposed center will sit just east of the company\u2019s High Roller Ferris wheel, and will connected to the Las Vegas Monorail and Linq Promenade by pedestrian bridges.<\/p>\n

The 550,797 square-foot project will boast two of the biggest pillarless ballrooms ever built on its completion, each covering 108,000 square feet, along with two 40,000-square-foot ballrooms and a 107,000-square-foot outdoor plaza.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In short, it\u2019s big — but not necessarily by Sin City standards. The Las Vegas Convention Center, for example, which is currently undergoing a $1.4 billion transformation, was 3.2 million square feet before renovations began. Upon completion, which is also scheduled for 2020, it will have added another 1.4 million square feet.<\/p>\n

Exhibiting Foresight<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Conventions are big business in Las Vegas. An economic driver that fills hotel rooms — and Vegas has 150,000 of them — they attract some 5 million conventioneers and trade show delegates each year, generating an economic impact that is worth billions<\/a> to Southern Nevada.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas is the number one trade show destination in the US, and the recent expansion of exhibition space reflects ever-increasing demand.<\/p>\n

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As well as the Las Vegas Convention Center revamp, the downtown area will be getting a brand new exhibition center. International Market Centers<\/a> plans to build a $76 million, 350,000-square-foot expo center next to its World Market Center on Grand Central Parkway, not far from the Smith Center for the Performing Arts.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The developer said the project is expected to generate $97 million in visitor spending and $234 million in the Southern Nevada area per year.<\/p>\n

Caesars — having fully emerged from bankruptcy reorganization — is now focused on growth. President and CEO of Caesars Entertainment Mark Frissora recently said the convention center was a major part of post-restructuring plans and it plans to start construction this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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