 | The SMG-managed Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) will celebrate the grand opening of the South Café & Marketplace at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, January 5, 2017, with prizes, food sampling and a ribbon-cutting ceremony involving fencers. |
“This is another significant milestone in our facility’s transformation,” said GCCC General Manager John R. Page. “The expansion and renovation project includes new collaboration spaces throughout the facility for our guests to gather, recharge and further communications and relationships formed during their visits. The South Café & Marketplace is a stunning example of the style to which our guests are becoming accustomed at our facility. It will be even further enhanced with additional gathering space when the nearby atrium renovation is completed in July.”
The renovated quick-service dining destination, located near the facility’s south entrance on East Nationwide Boulevard, features a bright seating area offering a variety of options equally attractive to individual diners and groups. It combines the familiarity of merchants with a national presence (Subway) and founded locally (Donatos Pizza and Charley’s Grilled Subs) with businesses present for several decades (including Siam Express and Mykonos Gyros) and shops.
Large television monitors are easily viewed from the 310-person seating area. Charging stations enable guests to simultaneously enjoy their meals and check in technologically.
The Greater Columbus Convention Center, located in downtown Columbus, hosted an estimated 2.5 million visitors in 2016. The facility is owned by the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority and is managed by SMG.
Founded in 1977, SMG provides management services to more than 240 public assembly facilities including convention and exhibition centers, arenas, stadiums, theaters, performing arts centers, equestrian facilities, science centers and a variety of other venues. With facilities across the globe, SMG manages more than 15 million square feet of exhibition space and more than 1.5 million sports and entertainment seats. As the recognized global industry leader, SMG provides venue management, sales, marketing, event booking and programming, construction and design consulting, and pre-opening services for such landmark facilities as McCormick Place & Soldier Field in Chicago, Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, Houston’s NRG Park and the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. SMG also offers food and beverage operations through its concessions and catering company SAVOR, currently serving more than 140 accounts worldwide.
Visit www.columbusconventions.com and www.smgworld.com for more information.
The renovated quick-service dining destination, located near the facility’s south entrance on East Nationwide Boulevard, features a bright seating area offering a variety of options equally attractive to individual diners and groups. It combines the familiarity of merchants with a national presence (Subway) and founded locally (Donatos Pizza and Charley’s Grilled Subs) with businesses present for several decades (including Siam Express and Mykonos Gyros) and shops.
Large television monitors are easily viewed from the 310-person seating area. Charging stations enable guests to simultaneously enjoy their meals and check in technologically.
The Greater Columbus Convention Center, located in downtown Columbus, hosted an estimated 2.5 million visitors in 2016. The facility is owned by the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority and is managed by SMG.
Founded in 1977, SMG provides management services to more than 240 public assembly facilities including convention and exhibition centers, arenas, stadiums, theaters, performing arts centers, equestrian facilities, science centers and a variety of other venues. With facilities across the globe, SMG manages more than 15 million square feet of exhibition space and more than 1.5 million sports and entertainment seats. As the recognized global industry leader, SMG provides venue management, sales, marketing, event booking and programming, construction and design consulting, and pre-opening services for such landmark facilities as McCormick Place & Soldier Field in Chicago, Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, Houston’s NRG Park and the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. SMG also offers food and beverage operations through its concessions and catering company SAVOR, currently serving more than 140 accounts worldwide.
Visit www.columbusconventions.com and www.smgworld.com for more information.
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