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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 Center just after opening | |
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| Address | 355 West Lawrence Street Appleton, WI 54911 |
| Location | Appleton, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44°15′37″N 088°24′35″W / 44.26028°N 88.40972°W |
| Owner | City of Appleton |
| Operator | Hilton Paper Valley |
| Built | 2016-2017 |
| Inaugurated | January 11, 2018 |
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 | |
| thefcec | |
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.
Location
editThe Fox Cities Exhibition Center is located 0.2 miles away from Appleton's city center. It is attached to the Hilton Appleton Paper Valley through a sky-walk, is located next door to the Outagamie County Justice Center, and adjoins Jones Park which has been remodeled to match the convention center and is now open.[5]
Features
editThe Fox Cities Exhibition Center features 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) of flexible meeting/convention space across three separate halls which are separated by movable walls which allows the space to be tuned into one large hall. There is also a large 17,000 square feet (1,600 m2) outdoor plaza space. The center is connected to the nearby Hilton Appleton Paper Valley Hotel via a skyway, which contains an additional 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) of ballroom, banquet, and meeting space.[6]
The center features an 82-foot (25 m)-tall spire lit by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) commemorating 1882 when the first hydroelectric power plant in the world was put into operation on the Fox River in Appleton. The LEDs will be able to be programmed to display different shows for events throughout the year.[2]
References
edit- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c Duke Behnke (22 December 2016). "Construction on schedule at expo center". Post-Crescent Media. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Fox Cities Exhibition Center - Website". Fox Cities Exhibition Center. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ Santos, Alexa. "Design of the Fox Cities Exhibition Center unveiled". WLUK. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ Madeleine Behr; Shane Nyman (23 September 2016). "Jones Park shut down for more than a year". Post-Crescent Media. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Book an Event - Fox Cities Exhibition Center". Fox Cities Exhibition Center. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
External links
edit- Official website
with project renderings - Oxblue.com Project time-lapse images
