Fox Cities Exhibition Center
Convention center located in Appleton, Wisconsin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Fox Cities Exhibition Center is a multi-purpose convention center located in the city of Appleton, Wisconsin in the United States.[2][3] The city of Appleton owns the center and is operated by the connected Hilton Appleton Paper Valley Hotel.
Fox Cities Exhibition Center | |
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Address | 355 West Lawrence Street Appleton, WI 54911 |
Location | Appleton, Wisconsin |
Coordinates | 44°15′37″N 088°24′35″W |
Owner | City of Appleton |
Operator | Hilton Paper Valley |
Built | 2016-2017 |
Inaugurated | January 11, 2018 (2018-01-11) |
Construction cost | $31.9 million ($39.7 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
Enclosed space | |
• Total space | 87,000 square feet (8,100 m2) |
• Exhibit hall floor | 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) Indoor 17,000 square feet (1,600 m2) Outdoor |
• Breakout/meeting | 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) Paper Valley Hotel |
Public transit access | |
Website | |
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On September 29, 2016, ground was broken on the Fox Cities Exhibition Center. It was finished and inaugurated on January 11, 2018, for an estimated cost of $31.9 million. Funding for the construction of the center is being provided by a 3% hotel-room tax being charged throughout the Fox Cities region. It was designed by Zimmerman Architectural Studios and Miron Construction served as the general contractor.[2]
The center is primarily used for conventions, meetings, trade shows, and community events.[4] The Center welcomed over 60 events upon its first year open, which bypassed the expected events goal, with many more events planned for the future.