Atlantic City Conference Center Reaches Construction Milestone
October 29, 2014
Local and state officials along with Caesars Entertainment executives looked on as the Harrah’s Atlantic City Waterfront Conference Center had its final steel beam signed and installed October 22, marking a significant step toward the building’s completion. When it opens in August 2015, the $125.8 million meetings facility connected to Harrah’s Atlantic City will be crucial in ensuring a successful future for Atlantic City, officials said.
“There are so many Fortune 500 companies in the area that do large product launches and have national sales meetings and are forced to go to Dallas or Orlando or Las Vegas. These are all fine destinations, but we want to see them be able to stay here at home in the fine state of New Jersey,” said Michael Massari, Caesars Entertainment senior vice president of national meetings and events.
Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center will be the largest convention center-hotel complex from Baltimore to Boston with its two 50,000-sf ballrooms. The ballrooms can be divided into as many as 29 individual sections and will offer state-of-the-art, technologically advanced meetings space that can be utilized by up to 5,000 attendees. In addition, Harrah’s Atlantic City offers more than 2,500 hotel rooms that will be directly accessible from the meeting space, making it a year-round destination where attendees can eat, sleep and meet all in one location.
“This is a great day for Atlantic City,” said New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney. “Atlantic City has a phenomenal future. …Atlantic City hasn’t seen its best days yet. Atlantic City’s best days will be as a resort again.”
Pictured from left: Michael Massari, Caesars Entertainment senior V.P. of national meetings and events; Stephen Sweeney, New Jersey state senate president; Gary Loveman, Caesars Entertainment president, CEO and chairman of the board; Don Guardian, mayor of Atlantic City; John Palmieri, Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, executive director; Rick Mazer, Caesars Entertainment regional president and Harrah’s Atlantic City general manager; Jim Wood, president and CEO of Meet AC; and Kevin Ortzman, Caesars Atlantic City and Bally’s Atlantic City senior V.P. and general manager. Photo Credit: PhotoGraphics Photography.