Midwest Meetings

Hawkeye Hotels, an Iowa-based hotel investment and redevelopment company, has submitted plans for a five-story, 243-room dual branded Hilton hotel on Madison’s east side

Gov. Tony Evers proposed $2 million in funding for The Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau as part of the state capital budget.

The largest event in professional golf, the Ryder Cup, will be held at Whistling Straights in Sheboygan County in 2020.

Following months of campaigning, lobbying and negotiations, Milwaukee wins the bid to host the Democratic National Convention in 2020.

Evers announced an expansion plan for Madison’s Alliant Energy Center that would elevate the capacity of existing events and attract new events to increase national prominence for Wisconsin.

Stephanie Klett, Wisconsin’s Secretary of Tourism for the past eight years, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of VISIT Lake Geneva.