Midwest Meetings

A grand opening ceremony was held Jan. 11 to officially mark the opening of the $32 million Fox Cities Exhibition Center. The 38,000-square-foot facility is located in downtown Appleton and is connected to the Radisson Paper Valley hotel.

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) has published its Meetings Outlook, 2018 Winter Edition. The latest installment of the quarterly report indicates planners are reporting an increased...

HotelRED is adding three floors with rooms and meeting space to its current four-story, 48-room building, located across the street from Camp Randall Stadium on the UW-Madison campus. Construction is scheduled to begin this summer.

Glacier Canyon Conference Center at the Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells recently unveiled a new team building activity, the Amazing Race, for groups of 36 or more hosting events at the resort.

Marriott International has announced it will reduce commissions on group bookings from 10 to 7 percent, on March 31 for its U.S. and Canada...

USA Today has ranked Lodge Kohler in Green Bay second in the Best New Hotel category for the 2018 10Best.com Readers’ Choice Awards. Readers selected their picks from a list of 20 nominees cultivated by USA Today staff. 

Marcus Hotels & Resorts has announced that it is reinventing the 221-room InterContinental Milwaukee into an independent arts hotel. The property will blend hospitality with curated exhibits, contemporary installations and live performances.

A-mazing Events, a full service event and meeting planning company based in Appleton, Wis., recently hired Jody Giordana as office coordinator and bookkeeper. In addition, Kara Lendved, a nine-year employee of A-mazing Events, has been promoted from office manager to event coordinator.