GREEN BAY, Wis.
Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker, Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt and Greater Green Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau President/CEO Brad Toll broke ground on a $23 million addition to the KI Convention Center.
“Green Bay will be able to attract and host larger conventions from across the country with the expanded center," Mayor Schmitt stated. “This expansion will be an economic driver for Green Bay, and we are very excited to get underway with the project.”
The expansion is expected to be completed June 2015 and will include a 24,500-square-foot ballroom and three additional meeting rooms for a total of 30,700 square feet of new meeting space, bringing the convention center up to near 80,000 square feet overall. The updated KI Convention Center will be able to host up to 3,000 people for a meeting and 2,000 for a meal.
The convention center addition will be elevated over a street and an adjacent parking lot, providing sprawling views of the city and of the Fox River. A beautiful plaza for relaxing will double as outdoor reception space. The headquarter hotel, Hyatt on Main anchors one side of the center, and the Clarion Hotel will be connected to the opposite side of the facility.
Green Bay is home to one of the most iconic sports facilities in the world, historic Lambeau Field. Renovations in 2013 make it possible for conventions to hold events and meetings for groups of 10 to 80,000 in a wide variety of first-class spaces.
Greater Green Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official regional destination marketing organization committed to improving the visitor experience and increase the economic impact of tourism in Algoma, Allouez, Ashwaubenon, Bellevue, DePere, Green Bay, Howard, Oneida Nation, Suamico and Brown County, Wisconsin.
