The center received the Global Biorisk Advisory Council STAR facility accreditation by ISSA: The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association, one of 22 worldwide to get it.
Conventions
Conventions are big business in Las Vegas. • Expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center, a $1.4 billion project, will keep the city on pace to compete for the top shows. • CES tops the list. (See Top 10 below, and follow the link to a full list.)
Top 10 Las Vegas conventions
(ranked by attendance)1. CES — Consumer Technology Association
2. NAB — National Association of Broadcasters
3. MAGIC — Marketplace Spring Show
4. SHOT Show — Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade Show
5. World of Concrete
6. International Builders Show
7. Las Vegas Market (winter)
8. Las Vegas Market (summer)
9. ASD Market Week
10. (tie) Mr. Olympia.
10. (tie) PMMI — Pack Expo Las Vegas
See the full list of Las Vegas conventions.
LVCVA executives found there would be no financial advantage to extending the completion date of the $980.3 million project, so it will be finished as planned.
The Specialty Equipment Market Association announced its convention scheduled for November has been canceled because of COVID-19.
There will be no immediate return on two massive public investments — Allegiant Stadium and the Convention Center expansion — with Las Vegas seeing little after spending a lot.
Piero’s Italian Cuisine and Pamplemousse le Restaurant say CES going digital means they’ll delay their reopenings, while Golden Steer has seen some diversity.
Organizers of one of Las Vegas’ largest annual conventions announced Tuesday that it would be unsafe to bring thousands of people to the city.
Originally scheduled for May, the show was postponed until Sept. 1-3 and is now canceled altogether.
The historic hotel will use an experienced new sales executive at the helm, and a partnership with a global group sales organization in place to grow the business.
After dozens of Las Vegas trade shows and conventions had to be postponed or canceled because of COVID-19, organizers have started offering virtual events in their place.
Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, told his board of directors that the cost of the West Hall expansion will go up by probably less than 1 percent.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday approved a multimillion-dollar, one-year contract with a possible six-month extension for R&R Partners to continue as the organization’s advertising consultant.
Clark County’s more than 200 licenced operators celebrated reopening properties Thursday, but the bigger question is whether they’ll be able to build on that success.
Elon Musk’s untested transportation model is being eyed to extend from the convention center to serve Wynn Resorts’ Encore property and Resorts World on the north end of the Strip.
CES, Las Vegas’ largest annual trade show, is set to return to town in January.