June 4 / 2017

Ahmeenah Young, first woman CEO of Pa. Convention Center, dies

Friends, family and colleagues are remembering an influential and renowned trailblazer who has passed away. Ahmeenah Young, the first woman and first…

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June 3 / 2017

Ahmeenah Young, 69, former Pennsylvania Convention Center president and CEO

Ahmeenah Young, a former president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority who was well-known in the hospitality industry and, according…

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May 9 / 2017

Pennsylvania Convention Center Touts A Banner Year

The Pennsylvania Convention Center hosted 221 conventions, meetings, and trade shows in 2016, attracting 1.1 million attendees, who stayed 365,000 nights…

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May 5 / 2017

Runners pick up race bibs at Convention Center

Forty thousand runners registered for Sunday’s 38th annual Broad Street Run, and many of this year’s participants picked up their race bibs…

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Apr 26 / 2017

Live from Philly: Day Two of RIMS 2017

The second full day at RIMS 2017 was full of educational sessions, productive meetings and lots of fun on the exhibit hall floor at the Pennsylvania Convention…

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Apr 21 / 2017

Actor Charlie Sheen will attend Wizard World Comic Con June 3-4

Hollywood headliner Charlie Sheen, whose dozens of topline film and TV credits include hits “Two and Half Men,” “Anger Management,” Wall…

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Apr 19 / 2017

Museum of the American Revolution Opens in Philadelphia

Within walking distance of the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, the Constitution Center, the Pennsylvania Convention Center and the First Bank of the…

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Apr 14 / 2017

Black History & Culture Showcase Held At PA Convention Center

It’s Easter weekend, which means it’s time for the Black History and Culture Showcase at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

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Apr 11 / 2017

SMG Celebrates 40 Years of Facilities Management

Four decades after signing the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, SMG is celebrating its 40th anniversary as one of the world’s leading…

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Mar 10 / 2017

Philadelphia Breaks Convention Bookings Record

2016 was a good year for convention business in the City of Brotherly Love. According to the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau…

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Mar 6 / 2017

2016 Was The Best Booking Year Yet

The city booked 713 events and more than 900,000 hotel room nights including two major conventions at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

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Feb 16 / 2017

Major customer returns to Pennsylvania Convention Center

The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, joining with the American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators, booked its 2022 annual symposium…

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