Kudos to the Business Journal for writing about the PA
Convention Center’s securing of Lightfair International in 2017. Along with the
Papal visit and the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Lightfair is another
big win for Philadelphia. Bringing this cutting-edge architectural and
commercial lighting show – one of the largest in the world – back to
Philadelphia is a major coup for our city’s vibrant hospitality industry.
John J. Dougherty, as seen in a file photo, is business
manager for Local 98 of the… more
Lightfair will bring 29,000 attendees, some 25,000 hotel
nights, and nearly $50 million in economic development to the city. The
turnaround at the Center has been remarkable and I want to personally thank the
Convention Center Board of Directors, Center CEO John McNichol and his
first-rate staff, and private facilities management firm SMG for having the
skill, experience and conviction to make the changes that were needed to ensure
that customer satisfaction is always the top priority. In fact, the hiring of a
private management firm of SMG’s industry stature and expertise – a move I’d
advocated for years - was every bit as important to the Center’s success as the
new Customer Satisfaction Agreement. The Convention Center will never look
back. The bright and prosperous future we’d all envisioned for the Center has
arrived.
John J. Dougherty
Business Manager
IBEW Local 98
Philadelphia
Source: Philadelphia
Business Journal
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