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Restaurants with meeting space near Grand Rapids' convention campus
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As a meeting planner, it’s a wonderful thing when your convention center has everything you…
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Our Talented and Experienced Team
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With more than 160 years of combined meetings industry experience, our sales and service staffers…
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Grand Rapids Has a Team of Downtown Ambassadors Ready to Lend a Hand
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A hotel with a strong concierge service is a bonus when planning events, meetings, or conferences…
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Five reasons the Gerald R. Ford International Airport makes traveling easy
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When it comes to easy and efficient air travel, the Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) in…
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Breweries with meeting space near Grand Rapids' convention neighborhood
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If your organization is meeting in Grand Rapids, which has been known as Beer City USA since 2012…
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Looking for walkability? Try Grand Rapids
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Downtown Grand Rapids is walkable – one of the top 14 walkable destinations in the U.S…
Planner's Toolbox
Grand Rapids breweries within walking distance of the convention center
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Grand Rapids was first dubbed Beer City USA in 2012. Since then, its reputation, and the reason for…
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Off-site meeting spaces a half mile or less from the convention center
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Offsite conferences already shake up the routine and lend themselves to new ideas and discussion…
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Why consider CMP certification?
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When meeting planners reach a high level of knowledge, expertise and experience in the industry…
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The Future of Meeting Planning: Virtual and Hybrid Experiences
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Hybrid events—live, in-person gatherings that are streamed out to virtual audiences in some…
