Feb 7, 2020 | Columns, Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Features
by F. Andrew Taylor The 1.8 million sq. ft. ACC opened in 1967 across the street from Disneyland on Katella Avenue. It was designed by Adrian Wilson & Associates and built by the Del Webb Corporation, known for building various Sun City communities around the...
Oct 4, 2019 | Columns, Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Features
IATA airport code: DEN Location: 8500 Peña Blvd, Denver, CO Year Opened: 1995, replacing Stapleton International Airport, where gate space was limited and runways couldn’t handle Denver’s weather and winds. Size: 52.4 square miles with six runways (about the size of...
Aug 30, 2019 | Columns, Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Features
IATA Airport Code: ATL Location: 6000 N. Terminal Pkwy, Atlanta, Georgia Year Opened: Built and opened in 1926. It was originally named Candler Field; it was renamed Atlanta Municipal Airport in 1942, William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport in 1971, and...
Aug 15, 2019 | Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Features
IATA airport code: BNA Location: 1 Terminal Dr., Nashville, TN Year Opened: 1937. Originally named Berry Field, (hence IATA code of BNA). It was re-named in 1988, when a larger, more modern terminal was built. Size: The airport covers 3,900 acres with four runways...
Jul 26, 2019 | Columns, Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Features
The 2.1 million-square-foot Music City Center in Nashville opened in 2013 so the city could host large, city-wide conventions in the downtown area and was officially LEED Gold certified in 2014. It replaced the Nashville Convention Center that had been built in 1987...
Jun 7, 2019 | Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Features
by Jeanne Brei The Georgia World Congress Center, located in downtown Atlanta adjacent to CNN Center and State Farm Arena, has a 220-acre campus which includes Centennial Olympic Park, the College Football Hall of Fame, the Junior Achievement Discovery Center and the...
