{"id":11369,"date":"2018-10-23T16:06:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T20:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=11369"},"modified":"2018-10-23T16:06:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T20:06:54","slug":"orange-county-convention-center-moves-forward-north-south-building-improvements","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2018\/10\/orange-county-convention-center-moves-forward-north-south-building-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Convention Center Moves Forward with North-South Building Improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11370\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/occc-logo-convention-center-300x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Orange County Convention Center logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/occc-logo-convention-center-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/occc-logo-convention-center.jpeg 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Orlando, Fla. \u2013<\/strong> The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) leadership team continues work on the planned North-South Building Improvements after a budget for the projects has been approved.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners approved Mayor Teresa Jacobs\u2019 proposed budget of a $605 million Capital Improvement Plan that funds the construction of two projects that will improve and enhance the North-South Building:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Convention Way Grand Concourse \u2013 an enclosed connection between the North and South concourses that includes additional meeting space and an 80,000-square-foot ballroom with a grand entrance to the North-South building along Convention Way.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Multipurpose Venue \u2013 a 200,000-square-foot, flexible, divisible, column-free space with a combination of retractable and floor seating to accommodate between 18,000-20,000 guests. This project will also incorporate connectivity between the North and South concourses.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe spent the last two years talking with clients and evaluating our own campus to find the best projects that will help us maintain our spot as the No. 1 meeting destination in the country,\u201d said Jessie Allen, the Center\u2019s Interim Executive Director. \u201cSecuring the funding will enable us to ramp up for an exciting time of development and growth at the Center of Hospitality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the OCCC Executive team is in negotiations to hire an owner\u2019s representative. The selected company will manage all aspects of the North-South Building Improvements. This is the first of several steps which will involve consultants to assist the team to enhance what was already a premier convention center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orlando, Fla. \u2013 The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) leadership team continues work on the planned North-South Building Improvements after a budget for the projects has been approved. 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