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Javits expansion gains support, new mtg. bookings.

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 15-MAY-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Without enough space to hold mega-size trade shows, city and tourism officials claim that New York City was forced to turn away more than 170 meetings since 2000, resulting in a $1 billion loss of revenue. One remedy for this economic loss is starting to take shape: The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, located at 34th St., will expand from 760,000 to 1.1 million square feet and include a 600 percent increase in meeting space, from 30,000 to 210,000 square feet. The new center also will house the city's largest ballroom. To accommodate guests and tourists, a new hotel will be built directly across the street.

"The expansion of the Javits Center will help the revitalization of the West Side and increase the viability of bringing larger events to New York," said Jaclyn Bernstein, president and partner of Empire Force Events in...

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