MILWAUKEE, WIS. – The long-awaited convention center expansion reached a major milestone today with the Wisconsin center district (WCD) breaking ground on the construction site. In addition to WCD leaders and staff, several local leaders, government officials, and additional guests attended the Thursday groundbreaking ceremony.
Speakers included Wisconsin department of administration secretary Joel Brennan, Milwaukee county executive David Crowley, check out Milwaukee president and CEO Peggy Williams-Smith, check out Milwaukee Board Chair Dr. Eve Hall, WCD Board Chair Jim Kanter, and WCD president and CEO Marty Brooks.
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“Today’s groundbreaking is the formal celebration of our $420 million expansion that has been years in the making,” Brooks said. “Doubling the size of the convention center allows us to execute multiple, simultaneous, and overlapping events, bringing even much more visitors to Milwaukee. meeting planners can expect flexible space, robust IT infrastructure, and top-of-the-line health and safety features, along with our signature bold, proud, experience-obsessed delivery of service. I couldn’t be much more thrilled for the future.”
With a planned Q1 2024 open date, the expanded Wisconsin center will offer 445,000 sq. ft. of total convention space. That space includes a rooftop ballroom with a terrace overlooking downtown Milwaukee; a 300,000 contiguous sq. ft. exhibit hall; 24 additional meeting rooms Camiseta Yokohama F. Marinos for a total of 52; a minimum of 400 Camiseta TSG 1899 Hoffenheim indoor vehicle parking spots; and six new loading docks. The project includes modernizing the existing facility’s interior as well.
“This event marks the beginning of the Wisconsin Center’s thrilling next chapter,” Williams-Smith said. “An expanded convention center implies much more business, much more visitors, and much more national exposure for Milwaukee. This translates into billions of dollars in additional tourism spending to our community.”
Designed with meeting planner input and located in the heart of downtown Milwaukee, the 300,000-square-foot Wisconsin center convention space provides the supreme in versatility, functionality, and style. but planners are worthy of more. much more space for larger and simultaneous events. much more flexible areas to accommodate events of all scales. much more access for loading and unloading. much more modern facilities to inspire innovation.
The WCD is building more. The Wisconsin center expansion is set for a 2024 opening, but the WCD could not wait until then to give everyone a sneak peek inside. A flythrough video lifts the expansion renderings off the page and into virtual reality, taking audiences inside the soon-to-be expanded space. stay tuned to check out Milwaukee’s convention center expansion page to learn much more about the project and the upcoming milestones.
“Groups have already booked events in the expanded convention center, and we have received a lot of interest from organizers interested in hosting their events in the new space,” said Leslie Johnson, vice president of sales for check out Milwaukee. “We are strongly encouraging meeting, convention, and event planners to start making plans today for their Wisconsin center bookings in 2024 and beyond.”
