SALT PALACE EXPANSION

Salt Palace Expansion Picture

The expansion represents a 40 percent increase in the size of the facility, including a total of 515,000 square feet of exhibit space, 164,000 square feet of meeting space, and 66 meeting rooms. The expansion costs $58 million and the grand opening will occur fall 2006. Tradeshow Week magazine claims the Salt Palace expansion's aggressive building schedule is "poised to rewrite the rule book on convention center construction." According to an independent study commissioned by several civic organizations in 2003, initial estimates for economic growth anticipated the expanded Salt Palace will allow Salt Lake to retain an annual $32 million in existing Outdoor Retailer spending, while generating an overall $40 million in new visitor spending annually.

:: Quick Facts

Type: Convention space

Square Footage: 679,000 square feet

Opening Date: Fall 2006

Project Sponsors: Salt Lake County

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