MUSIC CITY CENTER ON TRACK TO HAVE RECORD-BREAKING FISCAL YEAR

MUSIC CITY CENTER ON TRACK TO HAVE RECORD-BREAKING FISCAL YEAR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 12, 2015

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Music City Center announced this morning that the building has hosted over 100 events generating $148.5 million in economic impact so far this fiscal year.

The Music City Center hosted 31 events with 46,381 attendees in October, generating 36,036 room nights for a total of $37.9 million in economic impact. Fiscal year to date the building has hosted 102 events with 233,695 attendees, generating $148.5 million in economic impact. Tax collections continue to outperform expectations and the Music City Center portion of tax collections was up 4.99 percent year over year for August.

"Between Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Juice Plus and Society of Women Engineers, not to mention a number of other midsize events, we were incredibly busy in October" said Charles Starks, President/CEO of the Music City Center. "This year the events have really been back to back with almost no down time which is a testament to Nashville's strength as a convention destination."

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About the Music City Center

The Music City Center, Nashville’s convention center, features a 353,143 square foot exhibit hall, the 57,500 square foot Karl F. Dean Grand Ballroom, and an 18,000 square foot Davidson Ballroom. The building includes an art collection featuring local and regional artists, a covered three-level parking garage with 1,800 spaces, and is LEED Gold certified. The Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame is also located inside the Music City Center at the corner of 6^th Avenue and Demonbreun.