Greater Cleveland
- The $465 million LEED Silver-certified Cleveland Medical Mart and Convention Center (216.920.1445; www.clevelandmedicalmart.com) is scheduled to open this year with a 225,000-square-foot exhibit hall, 16 meeting rooms totaling 22,300 square feet, an exhibit room for up to 1,000 booths and a 32,000-square-foot grand ballroom. The Medical Mart, featuring a nearly 11,000-square-foot junior ballroom, is attached to the underground convention center through a concourse featuring eight meeting rooms and plenty of prefunction space.
- Westin Cleveland Convention Center Hotel (800.937.8461; www.starwoodhotels.com) is slated to open in March 2014, following a $64 million renovation and conversion from the Crowne Plaza Cleveland City Center. Located adjacent to the new Medical Mart, the 481-room property will offer 25,000 square feet of meeting space.
- The Aloft Cleveland Downtown hotel (www.starwoodhotels.com) is scheduled to open in May with 150 guest rooms and 3,000 square feet of meeting space.
- Marriott Courtyard Cleveland University Circle (216.791.5678; www.marriott.com) is scheduled to open in March with 153 guest rooms and 2,000 square feet of meeting space.
Canton
- Holiday Inn Canton (330.494.2770; www.hicanton.com) is scheduled to complete a renovation of its meeting space and public areas by mid- to late 2014.
sandusky
- Kalahari Convention Center opened at Kalahari Resort (419.433.7759; www.kalahariresorts.com) last year after a $22 million expansion that boosted meeting space to 215,000 square feet.