Vine Street Partially Converting to One-Way for Parking Garage Traffic
If you’ve visited the northern end of Downtown during a busy weekend, you’ve likely sat in a traffic bottleneck at some point this summer. Between convention-goers, gallery-hoppers, sports-fans,...
View ArticleRetail a Possibility in New Convention Center Garage and Along High Street
The Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority has hired local architect NBBJ to design a parking garage for their parcel on Goodale Street just north of the Convention Center. The authority...
View ArticleWasted Space in Downtown: Convention Center
In his recent State of the City address, Mayor Coleman said that planning has begun on a $30 million renovation of the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Also in the planning stages is a parking...
View ArticleModern Towers Proposed for Convention Center Expansion Project
Multiple companies have answered the call for new development on the north side of the Convention Center, including Wagenbrenner, Pizzuti and Starwood Hotels. A collaborative proposal has also been...
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New 12-Story Hotel Planned for Nationwide Boulevard
Local hotel management company Indus Hotels already operates the 179-room Hampton Inn & Suites next door to the Columbus Convention Center, and they’re hoping to double-down in that immediate...
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Convention Center Moving Ahead with Expansion Plans
The Downtown Commission last week approved plans by the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority to add over 40,000 square feet of meeting and exhibition space to the northern end of the Greater...
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Convention Center’s Internet Provider Fined by FCC
If you’ve ever tried to use a personal hot spot or smart phone to provide a Wi-Fi signal in the Greater Columbus Convention Center, it’s possible your signal was being blocked. It was probably very...
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Columbus Hotel Occupancy Rates Rise, New 1000-Room Hotel Recommended
Columbus isn’t typically regarded as a tourist destination, but that isn’t stopping our visitor numbers from growing steadily. Experience Columbus released a new report today that says that visitor...
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800-Space Goodale Garage Opens to The Public
Convention goers will be excited to learn that the new Goodale Garage has opened for public use, just a few short weeks ahead of this year’s Arnold Classic. The new eight-story $18 million parking deck...
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Restaurant Roundup: News From Panera, Crimson Cup, Momo Ghar and Others
Columbus always has many new restaurants, expansions, menu updates and other changes, and sometimes hard to keep up with everything. That’s why our Restaurant Roundup series was designed to keep you...
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Crimson Cup Now Available at New Convention Center Café
The Greater Columbus Convention Center opens its Discovery Café today. The $125 million renovation project offers a variety of food and beverage options, including Columbus’ own Crimson Cup. “Discovery...
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Experience Columbus Identifies Sites for Hotel Expansion by Convention Center
Experience Columbus has been making the case for years that a new 1,000-room hotel is needed in order for the city to attract bigger conventions. Even as new, smaller hotels have been proposed and...
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CCAD Relocating Fashion Show to Convention Center in 2018
The Senior Fashion Show at the Columbus College of Art and Design is one of the largest and most significant events of its kind in Columbus, and as of 2018 it will have a new home. Representatives from...
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Interactive Sculpture to be Revealed at the Convention Center this Thursday
The Convention Facilities Authority will hold a VIP celebration event this Thursday for the completion of the Greater Columbus Convention Center’s renovations, and the unveiling of a “one-of-a-kind...
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Plans for New Convention Center Garage Moving Forward
Plans for a new parking garage behind the Greater Columbus Convention Center are moving forward. The Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority (FCCFA) has issued a request for qualifications...
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Interview: Darley Newman of “Equitrekking” and “Travels with Darley”
Darley Newman, star and creator of the PBS travel series Equitrekking and Travels with Darley, will appear at the AAA Great Vacations Travel Expo in Downtown Columbus this weekend. In this edited...
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Wanderlust and Lusting for Wanderers at the Great Vacations Travel Expo
If you were to ask, “What’s the centerpiece of the AAA Great Vacations Travel Expo?” there would be a few perfectly valid answers. For one thing, there’s the event stage where celebrity guests Darley...
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Women in Analytics Conference
Ohio’s Women in Analytics Conference exists to discuss the latest technologies, frameworks, strategies, and methodologies that have proven to be successful in this field, spoken by women who have...
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The Women’s Sports Report with The Greater Columbus Sports Commission
Shattering Stereotypes in Sportscasting In a male-dominated sports world, these women have broken barriers and flipped the script to become leading analysts in their fields. Beth Mowins made history in...
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Ohio Entrepreneur Expo 2018
The Ohio Entrepreneur Expo 2018 is designed to provide all Attendees and Participants with the resources, guidance and inspiration necessary to move forward, take action, and launch The Entrepreneurial...
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