MGM Grand Conference Center Expansion Celebrates Topping Out Milestone January 30

MGM Grand Conference Center Expansion
Celebrates Topping Out Milestone January 30

New Development Strengthens MGM Resorts International’s
Commitment to Group Business

The award-winning MGM Grand Conference Center reaches an important milestone today – the topping out of its 250,000-square-foot expansion. More than 100 construction workers along with MGM Resorts and MGM Grand executives were on-site to sign the last of nearly 2,700 individual steel beams before it was lifted into place by a 270-foot-tall, 125-ton crane.

The $130 million project, opening the end of 2018, allows MGM Grand to grow with the needs of its clients and drive new and expanded business to Las Vegas. When completed, the conference center will total more than 850,000 square feet including a 22,000-square-foot expansion of Stay Well Meetings, the industry’s first-ever wellness meetings experience.

EXPANSION FAST FACTS

Groundbreaking: June 20, 2017
Topping out: January 30, 2018
Opening: December 2018
Cost: $130 million
Expansion: 250,000 square feet
Total upon completion: 850,000 square feet
Owner & General Contractor: MGM Resorts International
Construction Manager: THOR Construction
Architect of Record: YWS Design & Architecture
Interior Design: MGM Resorts Design / YWS Design & Architecture
New space seamlessly connects to the existing conference center on all three levels
Expansion includes:
5,500-square-foot outdoor courtyard available for private events
49,000-square-foot ballroom
32,000-square-foot ballroom
three junior ballrooms
11 breakout rooms
Stay Well Meetings is expanding its footprint by 22,000 square feet, encompassing the conference center’s entire second floor

CONSTRUCTION FAST FACTS

2,680 steel beams; 571 columns & hangers; 185-foot-widespan trussed ballroom
2520 tons of steel
577 workers
9650 cu. yards of concrete

MGM Resorts’ Commitment to Meetings Citywide

MGM Grand’s new space comes on the heels of expansions at sister properties Mandalay Bay and ARIA. Mandalay Bay completed a 350,000-square-foot expansion totaling over two million square feet while ARIA is currently adding 200,000 square feet to create more than 500,000 square feet at the resort (opening February 15, 2018). Upon completion of these projects, MGM Resorts International will offer a total of 4 million square feet of leading meeting and convention space within a two-mile stretch on the Las Vegas Strip.

The widespread development of new meeting space in Las Vegas is a solid indicator of the city’s position as the number one trade show destination in the United States for 23 consecutive years, as determined by Trade Show News Network.

MGM GRAND

MGM Grand Hotel & Casino is “The Entertainment Authority,” creating the ultimate Las Vegas experience. The hotel features the astonishing KÀ by Cirque du Soleil; world-famous dance crew Jabbawockeez; Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club; master illusionist David Copperfield; a flagship Topgolf location; and world-class entertainment at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. MGM Grand offers signature restaurants by celebrated chefs including Tom Colicchio, Michael Mina, Masaharu Morimoto, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck and Joël Robuchon.  MGM Grand is home to many of today’s hottest DJs including Tiësto, Calvin Harris and Steve Aoki who share residencies between Hakkasan Las Vegas Restaurant and Nightclub and WET REPUBLIC, The Strip’s hottest day life destination. The hotel also features a state-of-the-art, non-smoking Five Green Key conference center, the Grand Spa and an inviting six-acre pool complex. Upscale accommodations include SKYLOFTS at MGM Grand, an exclusive boutique luxury hotel within the hotel and The Signature at MGM Grand, a luxury all-suite, non-gaming hotel located adjacent to the main resort. MGM Grand is a wholly owned subsidiary of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM).  For more information and reservations, visit mgmgrand.com, call toll free at (877) 880-0880 or find us on Facebook and Twitter.