The agency that operates downtown Milwaukee s Wisconsin Center convention facility and other venues ended 2020 with a larger loss than previously reported.
The Wisconsin Center District lost $9.3 million last year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of dozens of events most notably the Democratic National Convention.
The district, which also operates UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena and Miller High Life Theatre, in January posted a preliminary 2020 loss of $5.5 million.
But at a Thursday meeting of the district s Finance and Personnel Committee, that figure was revised to $9.3 million.
The main factor for that increased loss was a decision to include the accrual of bond interest expense in the 2020 financial statements, said Steve Marsh, district chief financial officer and senior vice president.
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Case Study: Wisconsin Center Quadruples Wi-Fi Network Device Capacity
The Wisconsin Center, the site of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, hosts hundreds of events each year, including corporate conventions, Anime gatherings, large-scale sports competitions, religious events, celebrations, ceremonies, and everything in between – oftentimes simultaneously. With nearly 500,000 guests annually and conferences becoming increasingly reliant on wireless internet, the Wisconsin Center needed reliable and secure network connectivity to provide its visitors and customers with the best possible experience.
According to Network Administrator Sean Colburn, he was happy to find access points from Extreme Networks when he first joined the team at Wisconsin Center, but he knew there was still a lot of work to be done to help ensure seamless connectivity for the guests, and greater insights and analytics for the IT team. To meet these goals, the Wisconsin Center deployed ExtremeCloud
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The signage at Milwaukee’s convention center has changed plenty of times since the facility opened in 1998 to reflect a series of corporate sponsors and mergers, but since 2013 the building has operated without a sponsor.
With a $420 million expansion on tap, the Wisconsin Center District (WCD) sees an opportunity for revenue on the horizon. The state-controlled entity has retained Denver-based Impression Sports & Entertainment to sell the expanded building’s naming rights.
January 25, 2021
As the pandemic continues to keep many event facilities closed or under-utilized, convention centers across the U.S. are finding new life and purpose by transforming their empty exhibit halls into mass state-run COVID-19 vaccinations sites. Here are several major facilities that are providing this valuable community service, helping to save lives and return the country including the meetings and convention industry to pre-pandemic times as quickly as possible.
New York City. Now, its massive expo halls are being used for a more uplifting purpose. On Jan. 13, the Manhattan-based facility officially became New York’s largest vaccine center and one of the first state-run sites to open its doors.
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