As we prepare to reopen for business in TCF Center, we wanted you to see what steps we are taking to create a safe, welcoming and friendly ecosystem for you and your guests. It is a plan centered around you.
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The Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) South Café & Marketplace merchants are beginning to reopen, with the addition of a new merchant.
Retail businesses and personal-service providers have begun to reopen in the food court and shops area located inside the GCCC south entrance on East Nationwide Boulevard. Merchants opening this week include Heroes and Games, Sky’s the Limit Barber & Beauty Boutique, Donya’s Florals and Nielsen’s Convenience Store & Gifts. Because you have an upcoming event scheduled we wanted to give you an update on what has taken place and what we currently see as the path forward together. We know these are difficult times for the event industry. In the midst of what may very well be the greatest public heath crisis of our lifetime, we are with you, and will work to make your next event in our venue the best it can be!
As most of you know we were designated by federal, state and local authorities as a health care facility in late March to lessen the burden on local hospitals. Our team and skilled trade partners constructed a large scale field hospital in just nine days that included 1000 beds, with negative air pressure and oxygen delivery to 650 of them. This project has become a model for the nation. To be clear, we are designated as a step down facility to assist in medical care for COVID-19 patients once they were ready to be moved from local hospitals. There are no ventilators here. Catalyst Ranch Launches Parties-To-Go – A Creative Way for You to Host a Virtual Birthday Party4/28/2020 Social distancing requirements amid the COVID-19 pandemic have put a strain on the economy and social lives. For parents everywhere, keeping children entertained during a lockdown can have its challenges, and of course this is made all the more difficult If your child has a birthday coming up soon (spring babies), and you’ve probably had to cancel any party or gathering you were planning. And for your child, it probably feels like the end of the world. But just because we are practicing social distancing, doesn’t mean birthdays are cancelled.
In light of the unprecedented health crisis facing our country, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) announced today that the 2020 Democratic National Convention will now be held the week of August 17 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, providing convention planners more time to determine the most appropriate structure for this historic event.
Each year the TCF Center publishes its annual Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Report to showcase strides in its green efforts throughout the year. 2019 proved to be a pivotal year for the program as it achieved the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Gold Certification and was awarded the Detroit Green Task Force's 2019 Earth Day Business Award and the USGBC Detroit Region Outstanding Sustainable Design Award.
The health, welfare and safety of our guests as well as our clients and employees are of the highest priority for the Swiftel Center.
Following the direction from the City of Brookings, starting Monday (March 16) through Sunday (March 22), the Swiftel Center Ticket Office as well as administrative offices will remain open. However, during this same time frame, all events with more than 200 attendees will be canceled or postponed. The Swiftel Center management is working with each event individually to determine cancellation or postponement status. The Swiftel Center website (www.swiftelcenter.com/covid19) will have the most up-to-date information regarding all event-related updates and status changes. When life gives Columbus lemons, the Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) regroups to send chicken salad and more to tornado victims in Nashville.
When COVID-19 virus concerns resulted in an Ohio Department of Health order prohibiting general spectators from attending the 2020 Arnold Sports Festival in customary fashion, the GCCC had to consider what to do with food ordered to accommodate the more than 200,000 people annually attending the event. 100% of proceeds stay local in BrookingsYes, Brookings IS tough enough. The 2019 Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign raised $2,783 to donate directly to Brookings Health System Foundation to continue services that support local cancer patients.
The new Ohio Center Garage at the ASM Global-managed Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) opened for business today.
Motorists travel via the far-right lane of the Third Street bridge overpass and follow the ramp to enter the new garage. When exiting the garage, drivers return to the Third Street ramp and the flow of one-way traffic heading southbound. |
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