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Kapsch TrafficCom reported that it has been selected by the city of Columbus, Ohio, to oversee the infrastructure integration of the city's Smart Columbus Connected Vehicle Environment (CVE). According to [...]

Kitchen United has signed lease agreements for kitchen centers in Columbus, Ohio and Atlanta, Georgia.According to a media release, both locations are expected to open Spring 2019 and are part [...]

Reports from Ohio facility officials turning optimistic Ohio facilities are fairly reflective of the industry, with a little old (such as 46-year-old Toledo Sports Arena), a little new (seven-month-old Nutter [...]

SMG will manage the new Nationwide Arena, slated to open near downtown Columbus, Ohio, in September 2000. Nationwide Insurance and The Dispatch Printing Co. jointly own the $170 million facility. [...]

Opportunities Abound For Performers in OHIO ...In Video & Film Production Not too many years ago video and film opportunities in Ohio were confined largely to the principal production centers [...]

Marriott Corp. has extended its food and beverage contract at the Franklin County Veterans Memorial arena in Columbus, OH, until 2000. The arena is undergoing a renovation program that includes new concessions areas on the main level and the mezzanine. The main level will have eight food windows in the center of the lobby, with alcohol sales on one side and food on the others. The 4,000-seat auditorium, which hosts mostly public events, will get a total of $11 million in upgrades., The cafeteria will get a facelift and a main new concessions area will be built as part of the $11 million renovation program now in progress at the Franklin County [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Spectacor Management Group has won the contract to assume management of the Greater Columbus Convention Center, effective April 1. The initial contract is for three years, with [...]

Groundbreaking for the Schottenstein Center on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, OH, took place on Apr 2, 1996. The $84 mil stadium, which will house the Value City Arena and Ohio State University hockey and basketball teams, is expected to be completed by the 1998-1999 school year. Sink Combs Dethlefs P.C. and Moody/Nolan Limited Inc. are designing the multipurpose center., The ceremonial shovel went into the ground on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus in early April, marking the beginning phase of construction on the new $84 million Schottenstein [...]

The Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, needs to move into the second phase of its planned expansion to retain the trade show and exhibition business which has made it successful. Center director Richard Geyer says many exhibition representatives have told him they won't return if the center doesn't get more space. Adding another 85,000 square feet to the new building would make the facility large enough, he says. This $30 to $40 million expansion was agreed upon before the first phase of expansion was completed three years ago., COLUMBUS, Ohio - The massive expansion of the Greater Columbus Convention Center has been in operation for only three years, but based on its overwhelming success, officials say more exhibit [...]

The Columbus (OH) Convention Center complex enjoyed record revenues in 1994 and has seen dramatic revenue increases so far in 1995. Center president Dick Geyer noted that the facility, which expected a $500,000 deficit, could break even in 1995. The county-owned complex is ostensibly subsidized by bed taxes, but since Mar 1993, when its North Building opened, it has not experienced a budget shortfall., After the first six months of 1995, the Greater Columbus (Ohio) Convention Center Arena's revenues are 1,500 percent over what they were at this time last year, At the same [...]

A $95-million, 575,000-sq-ft facility was added to the old Ohio Center complex in mid-Mar 1993, creating the Greater Columbus Convention Center. About 300 events were held at the new facility instead of the projected 30 functions. Meetings of local organizations accounted for 70% of the events. The complex only used $1 million of the $1.8 million in subsidy taken from the county bed tax. The complex is expected to attract less events but more attendees in the future., COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The first year for the new Greater Columbus Convention Center here has been a 'a great one,' according to officials. Ten times the projected number of events [...]

A three-year contract between Ogden Entertainment Services (Ogden) and the Ohio Exposition Center in Columbus, OH, was finalized in late Sep 1993. The contract stipulates that Ogden, a food and beverage company, will invest $1 million in the center's facilities. Most of the investment will be in portable equipment, which Ogden can repossess in case of a falling out. In addition, Ogden plans to use volunteer groups to staff its concession stands., As part of its new three-year exclusive non-fair food and beverage contract with the Ohio Exposition Center in Columbus, Ogden Entertainment Services is required to invest $1 million in the [...]

Columbus, OH's Players Theater Columbus announced that it will close down due to bankruptcy. The decision was reached despite advanced ticket sales worth $60,000 of the 'Phantom,' a production set to open Players' 70th season. A special committee was appointed by the company's board of directors to determine the factors that led to the company's cash-flow problem. Company officials revealed that frantic efforts at finding corporate funding proved to be inadequate to meet the needs of the theater, which was at one point estimated at $450,000., Goodbye, Columbus? The Players Theatre may have said its last words to its Ohio hometown and died, but few members of the local arts community are willing to bury it [...]

At least 10,000 gathered for the ceremonies that marked the opening of the Greater Columbus Convention Center on Mar 13, 1993 despite the presence of a winter storm which affected the eastern part of the US. The $94 million convention facility is owned by the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority. The building gained worldwide recognition for its controversial facade which featured exteriors having irregular angles and tropical colors. The opening ceremonies were immediately followed by the Columbus International Auto Show which made use of the center's new exhibit hall., COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Near blizzard weather conditions on March 13 could have easily killed opening day celebrations for the Greater Columbus Convention Center, but despite travel advisories, more than 10,000 [...]

Plans For Columbus Shed Proceeding At Rapid Pace As of Aug. 2, three developers have filed for a variance for zoning a 140-acre site from agricultural/farm-residential to planned commercial for [...]

Groundbreaking Begins For $93.9 Million Greater Columbus (Ohio) Convention Ctr. COLUMBUS, Ohio - At the June 28 groundbreaking ceremony here, approximately 700 VIPs were told they were 'part of the [...]

COLUMBUS. Ohio -- Five years after it opened, the Greater Columbus Convention Center has begun a $73 million expansion. The project will add 120,000 square feet of exhibit space, a [...]

Thanks to the private business sector of Columbus, Ohio, the city will be getting a $125 million arena, set to open downtown in the fall of 2000. A sales tax [...]

The Columbus Clippers, a Triple-A baseball club in Columbus, OH, reported 1995 attendance of 541,451 and average per capita expenditure for food of $4, both higher than 1994. A farm club for the New York Yankees, the team suffered in 1995 from bad weather and injured players. Each night of the week had a promotional theme, such as an after-game concert by the Monkees. A $500,000 renovation of Cooper Stadium included adding more women's rest rooms., COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In its 19th season as a Triple-A baseball club of the International Baseball League, the Columbus Clippers had a disappointing year, on and off the playing field. [...]

Commission Votes Against Amphitheater In Columbus The Ohio Exposition Commission (OEC) has suspended a plan to build a $14 million, 18,000-seat amphitheater in Columbus. On May 18, the OEC unanimously [...]