Fox Cities Exhibition Center facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fox Cities Exhibition Center |
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| Address | 355 West Lawrence Street Appleton, WI 54911 |
| Location | Appleton, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44°15′37″N 088°24′35″W / 44.26028°N 88.40972°W |
| Owner | City of Appleton |
| Operator | Red Lion Paper Valley Hotel |
| Built | 2016-2017 |
| Inaugurated | January 11, 2018 |
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Construction cost
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$31.9 million ($38.1 million in 2022 dollars ) |
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| • Total space | 87,000 square feet (8,100 m2) |
| • Exhibit hall floor | 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) Indoor 17,000 square feet (1,600 m2) Outdoor |
| • Breakout/meeting | 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) Paper Valley Hotel |
The Fox Cities Exhibition Center is a large building in Appleton, Wisconsin. It's a place where many different events happen. The city of Appleton owns the center. The nearby Paper Valley Hotel helps to run it.
This center is mainly used for big meetings, trade shows, and community events. In its first year, the center hosted over 60 events. This was more than they expected! Many more events are planned for the future.
Building the Center
Work on the Fox Cities Exhibition Center started on September 29, 2016. It was finished and opened on January 11, 2018. The building cost about $31.9 million to build.
The money for building the center came from a special tax. This tax was a small extra charge on hotel rooms in the Fox Cities area. Miron Construction was the main company that built the center.
Where is the Center?
The Fox Cities Exhibition Center is very close to the middle of Appleton. It is connected to the Red Lion Hotel Paper Valley by a special walkway above the street. This walkway is called a skyway.
The center is also next to the Outagamie County Justice Center. It is also connected to Jones Park. This park was updated to match the new exhibition center.
Cool Features of the Center
The Fox Cities Exhibition Center has a lot of space for events. It has 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) of indoor space. This area can be changed for different needs. It has three separate halls. These halls can be made into one big room using movable walls.
There is also a large outdoor area. This outdoor plaza space is about 17,000 square feet (1,600 m2). The Red Lion Paper Valley Hotel, which is connected by the skyway, has even more meeting space. It has an extra 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) for events.
The center has a tall spire that is 82-foot (25 m) high. This spire lights up with special light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The lights celebrate an important event from 1882. That year, the world's first hydroelectric power plant started working on the Fox River in Appleton. The LEDs can be programmed to show different light displays for events.
