Pittsburgh AREA
- The 185-room Fairmont Pittsburgh (412.773.8800) opened in March with 12,000 square feet of meeting space, a 102-seat restaurant and a spa.
- The Doubletree Hotel at the Pittsburgh/Monroeville Convention Center(412.373.7300) recently opened adjacent to the 100,000-square-foot Monroeville Convention Center. The property includes 191 guest rooms and 17,000 square feet of hotel meeting and banquet facilities, as well as 100,000 square feet of additional convention center space.
- The $25 million Hyatt Place Pittsburgh-North Shore (412.321.3000), located near PNC Park and Heinz Field, is scheduled to open in March 2011 with 178 guest rooms and 3,000 square feet of function space.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team has a new home with the completion of the CONSOL Energy Center (412.642.1800), which opened in August. The 720,000-square-foot, $321 million arena seats 18,000 and is touted as the first LEED-certified National Hockey League arena in the country.
Washington County
- Cal U is opening its Convocation Center (724.938.4000) in fall 2011. This $54 million building will house a 6,000-seat arena and will be able to host conferences.
Erie
- The Louis J. Tullio Arena (814.453.7117) is undergoing a $42 million renovation that is slated for completion in summer 2012.