Any big bash planned at the sportsman?

Any big bash planned at the sportsman?

 

Not that I am aware of. A few friends saying good by to a old friend. The bitter sweet passing of a bygone era but a step forward in a brighter tomorrow for all who love and believe in this City's future.

Do the owners of the sportsman plan on reopening it at another location sometime? Or is it gone for good?

It is my understanding that it will reopen @ a downtown location, in the future. In 35 more years, it will be 100. I believe it is the oldest original location bar downtown in continuous family ownership (64 years). I also believe it to be "The Original Sports Bar".  Old School. Others but followed.

Wow more respect to them for giving up such a historic location for the betterment of the city.  I had no idea it was "the original sports bar".  They'll definitely get a visit from me when they reopen.

I am guessing the check they received wasn't for the betterment of the city, but rather the betterment of their family.

I am guessing the check they received wasn't for the betterment of the city, but rather the betterment of their family.

Good, it's about time someone other than a Jacobs or Ratner or usual siphons get paid.

Agreed with GP, before his post was removed.  Whether or not that was what McCleveland meant the comment did come off as condescending toward The Sportsman's owners and operators.

Lets move on.

 

The bonds are sold, so the money, the actuall hard money for construction, is in the bank.

Agreed with GP, before his post was removed. Whether or not that was what McCleveland meant the comment did come off as condescending toward The Sportsman's owners and operators.

 

It is apparent some "moderators" feel their snark opinions are above reproach. The great and powerful Oz has spoken. Let it be written. 

Take a day and chill out. You don't have to agree with Moderators, but insults won't be tolerated. Back on topic, please.

When is demolition/groundbreaking?

Here's a new article.  According to this, we should see some work very soon:

 

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-06/cleveland-bets-465-million-vornado-can-revamp-economy-as-health-care-hub.html

^That article seemed to come from a pretty critical slant, focusing more on the downside than potential upsides. Yes, there is risk in the project, but I definitely believe the upside outweighs the down. Also, they made the Nashville site seem much more viable than it is.

yeah it did have a slightly negative bent. bloomie is just jealous his town's med trade tower aint happenin. hey good news is maybe ny-based vornado can snag any tenants that the ny scheme had lined up? like for prime example that benedict arnold columbus cardinal health company that was headed for the ny med tower?

yeah it did have a slightly negative bent. bloomie is just jealous his town's med trade tower aint happenin. hey good news is maybe ny-based vornado can snag any tenants that the ny scheme had lined up? like for prime example that benedict arnold columbus cardinal health company that was headed for the ny med tower?

 

article makes some good points about city governance involvement and how nashville has a signed tenant.  since the cleveland mart has only released letters of intent, it leads me to believe there is either some scandalous people involved, or the developers and city are keeping things quiet for now to blow away the competition later.

 

i'll feel much better when tenants begin coming aboard, but for now nervous about this project.

 

and i'm sorry, the closing comment about a the worst case being a brand new building and convention center is just a bit ignorant when dealing with $400M. 

^"some scandalous people involved"...what exactly does that mean?

yeah it did have a slightly negative bent. bloomie is just jealous his town's med trade tower aint happenin. hey good news is maybe ny-based vornado can snag any tenants that the ny scheme had lined up? like for prime example that benedict arnold columbus cardinal health company that was headed for the ny med tower?

 

article makes some good points about city governance involvement and how nashville has a signed tenant.  since the cleveland mart has only released letters of intent, it leads me to believe there is either some scandalous people involved, or the developers and city are keeping things quiet for now to blow away the competition later.

 

i'll feel much better when tenants begin coming aboard, but for now nervous about this project.

 

and i'm sorry, the closing comment about a the worst case being a brand new building and convention center is just a bit ignorant when dealing with $400M. 

 

With all due respect, I think your comment is a bit ignorant as well.  Granted you do say "or".  Also, what does the city have to do with this project?

 

I would like to believe the letters of intent have a clause in them preventing either party from discussing leasing negotiations in public.  It's bad judgement to discuss tenants deals publicly before a leases contract is signed. 

 

Scenario:

Tenant B doesn't want Tenant C to know the terms of their deal, until a lease has been signed and Tenant A wil not sign a lease if Tenant B, D, and E sign, but will sign if B, C, F and G sign.

 

There could be exclusive deals or naming rights inclusions.  Lots of variables in play here.

 

This is just normal business.

and i'm sorry, the closing comment about a the worst case being a brand new building and convention center is just a bit ignorant when dealing with $400M. 

 

A lot of cities have settled for that 'worst case' in the form of just a new convention center.... and at a much heavier price tag.

the city's taxes are being used to build the mart rather than a private entity using their funds to build it.  i take that as city involvement, but could be totally incorrect.  at this point, without any official disclosure of tenants or conventions, i think the article is correct in that the taxpayers are taking a rather large bet.  if a private investor were to be leading efforts, any loss would be on the private entity - rather than the city....correct me if i'm wrong here.

 

i say scandalous meaning city officials could be using the mart more to their interests than the public, which i think is more speculative than ignorant given the recent events.

 

my response was mostly geared toward the article expressing rational concerns from a business standpoint rather than jealously. 

 

the mart is def in position to do very well with the involvement of the clinic.  still, i'll feel better as a tax payer when tenants and conventions are announced officially.

the city's taxes are being used to build the mart rather than a private entity using their funds to build it.

 

Actually, this is a County project.... so County taxes are being used.  Regardless, most convention centers are built with public money.

And MMPI is contributing $20MM up front, roughly the cost of the med mart.  Most of the money is used for a new CC and park

The Nashville Tennessean's take on both of the Marts.

 

www.tennessean.com/article/20101208/BUSINESS01/12080384/Cleveland+medical+mart+s+financing+puts+it+ahead+of+rival+Nashville+project

 

 

More in depth article about the comments from Tom Murphy, former Pittsburgh mayor.

 

Ex-Pittsburgh mayor: Cleveland medical mart a ‘shot in the dark’

 

As Cleveland's $465 million medical mart project inches closer to a groundbreaking, critics still question whether the pricey public investment is worth the untested concept's risk.

 

One notable voice joining the conversation is former Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy, now a senior resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute, who spoke to Bloomberg News for a lengthy article about Cleveland's medical mart gambit. Murphy was mayor of the Western Pennsylvania city from 1994 to 2005.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_localcle/20101208/ts_yblog_localcle/ex-pittsburgh-mayor-cleveland-medical-mart-a-shot-in-the-dark

well the mayor of pittsburgh would certainly know about shot in the dark pretty convention center boondagles - ha! but seriously i would think tying a renovated cc to something like a med mart is a pretty neat way to avoid boondagling, no? and also he must have zero clue about the state of the current cc, if there was ever a cc that needs revamping the "original cc" is it - sheesh!

 

speaking of it being original, i had no idea that the cle cc was the first cc? also no idea how they gage that, but thats its a pretty neat business 'first.' maybe cleveland+ could pimp that angle a little too in promotions?

 

i do like the look of that nashville med mart building better than ours tho. but i like it even better remaining a render!  :laugh:

^Okay, my assignment is to write a negative article about the Cleveland Medical Mart....the first thing I do is pull out my handy "expert file" (you know...the one I always use with the same names who say exactly what I expect them to say because I have used them in the past and I am too lazy to do my own research or find "new experts") and pull out the name of the guy in Texas who critizes public subsidies of convention centers in general (I bet he is big into the sports stadium thing as well) and get his very surprising views...

exactly!

The idea may be a shot in the dark but Cleveland doing it certainly isn't.  I agree with Toby that the worst case scenario is you have an updated convention center and another new building next to it.  The convention center obviously needed massive renovation, expansion, and updates.  This will make it a far more usable space to actually attract more conventions  The $20 million dollar building next to it shouldn't be hard to re-purpose..  If anything, Cleveland is juicing up their Convention center by having an industry focus.  Since that is the juiciest of all convention industries that might make other cities a little envious.  But with backing from Cleveland Clinic it should do very well.

More about Lastville is that the fact that before they can begin construction or even get financed, they have to receive lease commitments for 65 percent to 70 percent of the planned space.  With their "planned" space being several times more than Cleveland's, I'd say it may take a bit longer to fill that percentage.  Score one for Cleveland.

Cleveland Bets Vornado Can Revamp Economy as Health-Care Hub

By David M. Levitt - Dec 6, 2010 3:56 PM ET

 

Cleveland, which has poured almost $1 billion into such projects as three sports stadiums and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, is on the verge of spending $465 million in an effort to remake itself as the epicenter for the sale of medical equipment and supplies.

 

The city’s planned Medical Mart & Convention Center, scheduled to start construction next month, would transcend earlier renewal efforts and attract the kind of high-tech jobs the area needs, said Tim Hagan, a Cuyahoga County commissioner who has championed the project.

 

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-06/cleveland-bets-465-million-vornado-can-revamp-economy-as-health-care-hub.html

http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/inthenews/bloombergmedmart120910.aspx

 

Is this the same article that was posted yesterday?  Or is there something new?

The date of the article is december 6th, so it definitely is old

Here is a press release from C CC MM

 

News

Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center response to Bloomberg article

Project Updates :: December 6, 2010

Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center issued the following statement in response to an article from Bloomberg News:

 

Cleveland, Ohio (December 6, 2010) -- While we appreciate the interest Bloomberg News has shown in the Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center (Cleveland MMCC), we have an obligation to our current and prospective customers, healthcare industry leaders, our partners in Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland, and the citizens of Cuyahoga County to elaborate on a few significant points about this project that are not addressed as clearly in the article.

 

Cleveland MMCC enjoys widespread support within the local community and the business model and concept has resonated strongly within the healthcare community based on the number of companies that have signed letters of intent for permanent showrooms. More importantly, Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center has become a unifying, visible and successful symbol of progress for a community and region that is poised for significant economic development and new construction during the next decade.

 

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Cleveland MMCC will integrate state-of-the-art permanent showrooms with world-class trade show and conference facilities in a single structure designed specifically for the medical industry, capitalizing on and leading a renaissance in the conversion of Cleveland’s industrial strength into the growing healthcare industry. The complex is a 100,000 square foot medical mart, a showplace for medical technology at the northeast corner of St. Clair Avenue and Ontario Street in downtown Cleveland with an adjoining 230,000 square foot convention center in an L-shape underneath the medical mart and Malls B and C. The facility also includes more than 92,000 square feet dedicated to meeting rooms and a ballroom looking out onto Lake Erie.

 

“Backers say that coupling the new convention center with the medical mart will drive regular traffic to the joint facility, giving it a greater chance for success than if it were simply a general-purpose convention center.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer, November 19, 2010

 

MMPI, Cuyahoga County, and the City of Cleveland recently signed the definitive agreement and signed contracts on the properties, including the current buildings at the corner of St. Clair and Ontario Streets and the Cleveland Convention Center, to allow abatement, demolition, and construction to begin in January 2011, with the facility scheduled to open in 2013. This agreement represents one of the County’s and City’s largest public/private investment projects and will build upon, enhance and broaden the region’s healthcare industry.

 

“Break out the construction fences. Get ready for earth movers and cranes. And say goodbye to the downtown Cleveland Mall as we know it. On Thursday (Nov. 18), the medical mart and new convention center proposed for downtown Cleveland switched from imagination to reality. It's a big deal for Cleveland. After a decade of relative stagnation, downtown seems to be moving again.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer, November 19, 2010

 

Cleveland MMCC will profoundly impact the Cleveland and Northeast Ohio economy, creating jobs in the construction, hospitality, and healthcare industries and enhancing the region’s reputation and strength as a center for medical excellence. The facility will also revitalize the downtown Mall area, create a vibrant and active tourist and business destination, and become the heart and soul of a regional economic revival that will generate hundreds of millions of dollars for many years to come.

 

“…enormous potential to help brand Cleveland as a global center of medical innovation, to accelerate the growth of medical device firms in the region, to enliven downtown and to attract visitors to the city's hotels, restaurants, theaters and museums…it is a vital piece of the solution.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial Board, November 21, 2010

 

PROJECT ENJOYS CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE SUPPORT

The transparency in the negotiations for the Cleveland MMCC has been unrivaled in Cleveland’s history. Not only was the final agreement made public, but every draft of the agreement was made available. Many media outlets and blogs provided detailed analysis of the financial arrangements and the contractual obligations. It is unlikely that any development in Cleveland has received as much scrutiny as has this. We welcomed it and, as a result, there is widespread community support for the project.

 

“We are pleased that we have reached an agreement that we think represents the best interests of both the City and County,” said Cuyahoga County Commissioner Tim Hagan last week. “Now we can move ahead with this important project that we hope will help revitalize the County and its core city.”

 

The project necessitated the approval of the Cuyahoga County commissioners, who unanimously approved the contracts. President of the Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners Peter Lawson Jones stated last week, “The Medical Mart/Convention Center complex is already booking significant tenants and will become a major force in the revitalization of our regional economy.”

 

The agreement required the approval of the Mayor of the City of Cleveland and the City Council, both of whom also supported the project. “The Medical Mart and Convention Center is a key element in our local version of a stimulus program,” said Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson last week. “It will create opportunities for new business and new jobs and can transform downtown Cleveland.”

 

In the recent Cuyahoga County election, both the democrat and republican nominees for county executive endorsed the project and MMPI’s participation. All 11 incoming elected Cuyahoga County council representatives endorsed the project and MMPI’s participation. The county prosecutor supported the project from start to finish. The governor’s office and both houses of the legislature also supported the project and our leadership of it.

 

There were five and a half years of opportunities to derail the project, and yet it proceeded with arrangements that are well understood and fully disclosed.

 

PROJECT ENJOYS CIVIC AND MEDIA SUPPORT

Major local news media, including Crain’s Cleveland Business, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and television and radio outlets have repeatedly supported the project on their editorial pages and in their daily coverage. Cleveland’s major civic groups, including the Greater Cleveland Partnership, Cleveland Plus, and Positively Cleveland as well as the Downtown Cleveland Alliance and BioEnterprise, have all endorsed the project.

 

“Excuse us if we shed briefly the pessimism for which Clevelanders are famous, but we're starting to get excited about the prospects for the planned convention center and medical merchandise mart in downtown Cleveland. Our skepticism over whether this project ever would come to pass began fading in late May with word that Cuyahoga County finally had gained control over the last parcel of land it needed to make room for the complex. Our pulse quickened with the unveiling of a smart architectural design that rests the medical mart in a glass-encased structure directly above a leg of the convention hall… Add an attractive yet functional design and an aggressive marketing effort, and there's reason to believe Cleveland's meeting hall could be the draw its promoters have envisioned.” – Crain’s Cleveland Business Editorial Board

 

“…Cleveland is getting a new convention center. And from all the preliminary views, it appears that we're getting a center that will work well, be scaled appropriately and be an attractive addition to the city center. Our economy is becoming knowledge-driven, in the lab and on the shop floor. We must focus on what we can do. And that is quite a lot.”

– Brian Tucker, Publisher, Crain’s Cleveland Business

 

“The medical mart will be a transformational project for greater Cleveland.”

– Dennis Roche, President, Positively Cleveland

 

“The addition of a medical mart will add significantly to the deep reputation that is enjoyed by the health care industry in greater Cleveland…”

– Oliver Henkel, Chief External Affairs Officer, Cleveland Clinic

 

“The concept of a Medical Mart and Convention Center will foster the ability to connect with the greatest medical minds and the greatest doctors in the world.”

– Mal Mixon, CEO, Invacare

 

“Having the Medical Mart in Cleveland is an advantage for our local entrepreneurs and companies. It gives them a window on the latest technological advances in the field of medicine in their own backyard.”

– Baiju Shah, President & CEO, BioEnterprise

 

“Our downtown has seen a myriad of projects…now we’re seeing significant investments predominantly around the visitor destination and health care industry. The ability to tie those two together (with the Medical Mart & Convention Center) in downtown is incredible.”

– Joe Roman, CEO, Greater Cleveland Partnership

 

“…(Cuyahoga County) Attorney Jeff Appelbaum, who has helped shepherd the project to this point, expects to see steel rising by next fall. Those will be welcome jobs, and a welcome sight on Cleveland's road to rebirth.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial Board, November 21, 2010

 

HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY RESPONDS TO MEDICAL MART

As the nation’s first medical mart facility, Cleveland MMCC will serve as a galvanizing magnet for business growth in the regional healthcare industry. Northeast Ohio is arguably the nation’s medical capital, the home of the largest concentration of medical leadership in the U.S., including Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, and MetroHealth Medical Center, along with more than 600 medical-related organizations and 480,000 healthcare and bioscience workers, including nearly 10,000 physicians. The healthcare industry accounts for more than $35 billion annually in economic impact.

 

“…The medical mart could broadcast Cleveland's new identity as a center of medicine and biomedical research and spur development of new businesses in the region.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer, November 19, 2010

 

The concept of Cleveland Medical Mart and Convention Center has been well received by medical industry leaders, medical meeting planners, and medical-based media outlets. Cleveland MMCC has secured 42 letters of intent for showroom occupancy in the Medical Mart, and 16 LOIs from tradeshow and conference organizers. Cleveland MMCC received these signed LOIs before the County acquired the land needed for the project, before a start date was announced and before a firm completion date was established.

 

When Cleveland MMCC opens in 2013, the content of the Mart will reflect the technology drivers impacting current trends in healthcare such as access, cost reduction and improved outcomes. Companies signing letters of intent represent a broad spectrum of the healthcare market including the medical device, device development, healthcare information technology, healthcare design, medical education and media sectors as well as some of the industry’s most prestigious healthcare providers. This collective ‘voice’ of Cleveland Medical Mart will ensure a dynamic and sustainable effort to coalesce medical innovation, education and commerce.

 

Cleveland MMCC will create a long-term economic footprint on the entire region, attracting thousands of visitors and hundreds of millions of dollars annually for conventions, conferences, and trade shows, along with daily visits by healthcare industry leaders to the Medical Mart.

 

ECONOMIC IMPACT ON CLEVELAND AND NORTHEAST OHIO

The facility will deliver visitors, convention goers, and medical mart customers to downtown hotel rooms, restaurants, and entertainment venues. In a preliminary economic impact study of the project produced by the Center for Public Management at Cleveland State University and Team NEO, the Cleveland MMCC will generate hundreds of millions of dollars annually based on conferences and conventions, trade shows, medical mart customers, daily operations, and special events. Based on conservative estimates regarding the attraction of conference, conventions, and trade shows, Cleveland MMCC will annually generate thousands of visitors to downtown Cleveland and pump hundreds of millions of dollars into the local economy.

 

“With significant development in the works, Cleveland is becoming a meeting destination to be reckoned with. In what is undeniably the biggest development in the city, an expected opening date of 2013 has been set for the Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center.” – Convene magazine

 

Current U.S. lodging forecasts reflect increased demand for the next two years, with a 5.3 percent jump in occupancy and 5.2 percent increase in revenue per available room. In Cleveland, hotel room occupancy has increased steadily during the past year and the occupancy rate number will no doubt jump significantly with thousands of visitors arriving in Cleveland with the opening of our facility in 2013.

 

JOB CREATION AND BUSINESS ATTRACTION

Job creation and business attraction within the hospitality and healthcare industries will also be a sizeable benefit provided by Cleveland MMCC. During the next three years, the project will generate thousands of construction-related jobs. When the facility opens in 2013, local civic organizations conservatively project that Cleveland MMCC will create hundreds of full-time jobs annually across a wide spectrum of industries, including the creation and retention of high-paying jobs affiliated with the healthcare industry.

 

“…The fact that out-of-state investors are eyeing downtown properties for development shows that the city's potential is starting to register beyond its borders. And keep in mind that any projects (such as the Medical Mart & Convention Center) that spur business activity or bring in visitors also strengthen the time-critical case for Cleveland Hopkins International Airport's hub status.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial Board, November 21, 2010

 

With the opening of a 100,000 square foot medical mart, an adjacent 230,000 square foot convention center with Class-A exhibit hall space, and more than 90,000 square feet of meeting rooms and a ballroom providing a stunning view of Lake Erie, the hospitality, service, and entertainment industries will also benefit immediately in terms of business and job creation within the facility, downtown Cleveland, and throughout the region.

 

“…officials say as many as 50 trade shows a year will enable manufacturers of medical devices to show their wares. Permanent showrooms in the medical mart, which will rise on the west side of the Mall north of St. Clair Avenue, will provide a steady stream of visitors between events. The theory is that those visitors will also boost the hotel business and generate entry-level jobs.” -- Cleveland Plain Dealer, November 19, 2010

 

A REVITALIZED MALL IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND

An ancillary yet significant benefit that is unreported in the story but will significantly impact Northeast Ohio residents is the revitalization of the downtown mall area, creating a park-like environment that will attract tourists but will also become a valuable resource and center for significant civic activity for Northeast Ohio residents. The Mayor’s Group Plan Commission is working directly with our company’s architectural team in redesigning the Mall as the centerpiece of an entire new downtown plan. The project will help transform downtown Cleveland once again into a vibrant, active, and busy landscape, filled with tourists, convention goers, and healthcare industry leaders.

 

In summary, Cleveland MMCC enjoys widespread support from Cuyahoga County residents, business owners, hotel operators, cabdrivers, restaurant owners, political leaders and partners, and leaders within the world-renowned local and regional healthcare industry that is not adequately reflected in the Bloomberg News article. It will pour millions of dollars into a Northeast Ohio economic revival as the region continues to convert and refocus its immense manufacturing capabilities toward the healthcare industry.

 

Contact:

Dave Johnson

Public Relations Director

Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center

(216) 920-1437

[email protected]

www.clevelandmedicalmart.com

 

 

 

now that is what a PR director is suppose to do.  A little long on the tooth but none the less.  He makes counter points to each negative comment.

Wow.....now that is a response!

 

Personally, I'm liking the "MMPI, Cuyahoga County, and the City of Cleveland recently signed the definitive agreement and signed contracts on the properties, including the current buildings at the corner of St. Clair and Ontario Streets and the Cleveland Convention Center, to allow abatement, demolition, and construction to begin in January 2011."    :-D :-D

and i'm sorry, the closing comment about a the worst case being a brand new building and convention center is just a bit ignorant when dealing with $400M.

 

A lot of cities have settled for that 'worst case' in the form of just a new convention center.... and at a much heavier price tag.

 

Oh really?  A lot of cities?  Which would those be?  What was the price tag that was so much heavier?

Boston      $800MM  516,000sq ft

Chicago    $883MM  470,000sq ft (McCormick 2007 expansion)

 

 

 

Really.  Compared with other convention center construction around the country, $465 million is rather modest.  Chicago's west expansion alone to McCormick place is twice the cost and publicly funded.  It might be easier to ask you you to find comparable projects in the last 5-10 years with a cheaper price tag.

Groundbreaking is set. http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=163590&catid=45

I think everyone needs to be reminded that at least two other groups were planning to take the same "shot in the dark" that Cleveland is.  This kind of language makes it seem like a long shot idea that carries a ton of risk.  The risk was not so great to keep three groups from racing each other to build this thing first.  I highly doubt that the worst case scenario of having a new convention center but with the medical thing failing will actually occur.  I would think that at worst the medical mart just doesn't really meet expectations but the whole medical mart failing seems far fetched.  Its great to see that groundbreaking is almost here. 

Really. Compared with other convention center construction around the country, $465 million is rather modest. Chicago's west expansion alone to McCormick place is twice the cost and publicly funded. It might be easier to ask you you to find comparable projects in the last 5-10 years with a cheaper price tag.

 

info i found on a few cc's:

 

pittsburgh cc - $373M - 330K sq ft - architect = vinoly

 

san diego cc - $752M expansion estimate - 750K sq ft

 

austin cc - $110M expansion - 246K sq ft - loosing approx $6M/yr

 

philadelphia cc - $700M expansion - 700K sq ft

 

denver cc - $310M - 584K sq ft

Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center to Break Ground in January

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 by Diana Rowe

 

After years of planning and negotiating, the Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center (Cleveland MMCC) set a ceremonial groundbreaking date for January 14, 2011 at 11 AM on the historic Cleveland Malls. Construction will begin on January 3, and the complete facility is targeted to open in September 2013.

 

The Cleveland MMCC is a new concept in meetings and event space and the only facility of its kind in the world directed at the medical and healthcare industries. The Medical Mart will offer 120,000 square feet of permanent showrooms for major medical manufacturers and service providers. This facility will complement Cleveland’s healthcare institutions, one of the largest customers of medical products in the world. The city’s healthcare institutions are located just 15 minutes from the facility, and in addition, more than 400 bioscience companies are located in Northeast Ohio.

 

The trade show facility will add approximately 300,000 additional square feet of exhibit space, including high ceilings and the ability to host simultaneous events. The Cleveland MMCC will also feature another 100,000 square feet of high-tech, flexible meeting rooms in its conference center for medical conferences, meetings and conventions, and the possibilities for this Cleveland meeting venue are extensive.

 

READ MORE AT:

http://blog.cvent.com/blog/destination-insider-3/0/0/cleveland-medical-mart-convention-center-to-break-ground-in-january

Oh thank you little baby Jesus!  Please let this happen on Jan 3.

 

Now lets got the major hotel chains in here!

Are they going to start construction with a boom aka an implosion? Please?

Well, its undergound, and the foundation is going to be re-used, so an explosion is doubtful

Well, its undergound, and the foundation is going to be re-used, so an explosion is doubtful

 

i think he met for the building where the medical mart will be located

Does anyone know where the offices that are located in the building that's being demolished are relocating? (or if they have already relocated)

Are they going to start construction with a boom aka an implosion? Please?

 

aaah lets...blowsomethingup!!!!  :laugh:

 

Does anyone know where the offices that are located in the building that's being demolished are relocating? (or if they have already relocated)

 

I believe that building has been vacant for a while...

Does anyone know where the offices that are located in the building that's being demolished are relocating? (or if they have already relocated)

 

I believe that building has been vacant for a while...

Oh that's strange... I could have sworn I read that some company from California had offices in that building.