At least one convention thinks March is too soon for an in-person convention in Las Vegas.
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The timing was perfect. CES 2021 would arrive just after the LVCVA worked out any bugs in its new West Hall, but the arrival of the pandemic ruined all the coordination.
When the Consumer Technology Association returns the massive technology trade show to Las Vegas in 2022 it will offer a virtual version of the event at the same time.
Dozens of conventions and business gatherings in Las Vegas have new dates in late 2021 or 2022.
The Licensing Expo has been postponed once again and is now scheduled to take place at the Mandalay Bay Convention center Aug. 10-12.
Crews finished the $980.3 million building in time for CES — which was canceled — but the LVCVA now must start paying for utilities and insurance without a revenue source.
According to a list compiled by the LVCVA, there are 36 events on the convention calendar in the first half of 2021.
The Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall expansion project is 96 percent complete.
As work crews put the finishing touches on the new West Hall and will add a solar power generating system, the first trade show since March prepares to arrive.
Thousands of Nevada business owners are unsure whether they’ll be able to stay afloat without another round of federal stimulus relief and a strong comeback of Las Vegas’ convention businesses.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto has introduced bipartisan legislation for tax credits to provide relief for convention, trade show, entertainment workers for COVID-19 recovery.
Construction of the new Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall is 95 percent complete and on track for a Dec. 14 completion with workers doing finishing work now.
Elon Musk’s Boring Co., which has nearly completed its mile-long Convention Center underground transit system, wants to begin a system in the resort corridor.
The Plaza announced Monday its plans to once again host meetings and events.
It’s months away from completion, but the entrepreneur who brought us Tesla and SpaceX in addition to The Boring Co. tunnel transit project wants to move people quickly.