About 70,000 people attend events in the first 100 days of 2008

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Sioux Falls Convention Center welcomes 78 events
About 70,000 people attend events in the first 100 days of 2008

Sioux Falls, SD – April 16, 2008- With 78 events and nearly 70,000 in attendance, the Sioux Falls Convention Center is off to a great 2008. Global Spectrum, operators of the Sioux Falls Convention Center along with Ovations Food Services, official caterers of the facility, compiled some facts and statistics for the first 100 days of 2008.

• About 70,000 people – number of people who attended an event at the Sioux Falls Convention Center, which is 40 percent of the population of Minnehaha County.
• Over 1,200 candy bars and donuts sold – we are not even going to count calories here!
• 2,448 – If you lined up the number of hotdogs sold it would add up to 1,224 ft, which is the distance from the Empire State Building observation deck to the street level.
• 1,350 bags – The amount of popcorn sold at our concessions stands would fit in a 750 sq. ft. apartment.
• 1,469 – The number of pounds of BBQ beef used in sandwiches sold is equal to the weight of 3 adult cows.
• 657 gallons of soda – equals the number of gallons of gasoline a Honda Civic would need to drive around the world (24,902 miles).
• 720 gallons of Coffee – enough to give every adult resident of Pierre a free cup of coffee.
• 1,536 rolls of toilet paper – the height of which when stacked chin to head could duplicate the Mt. Rushmore monument twice!

“The Sioux Falls Convention Center contributes to the economic success of the Sioux Falls community when hosting events," said Global Spectrum's Scott Kavanaugh, General Manager of the Sioux Falls Convention Center. “Flowers, breads, meats and produce are purchased from local vendors and our clients have a sense of community pride when booking their events with us because they know that they are receiving high quality, fresh menu options and are supporting the local economy!”

"Sioux Falls is clearly very fortunate to have Global Spectrum and Ovations Food Services as a part of our community," said Teri Ellis Schmidt, Executive Director of the Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau. “It’s exciting to know that guests of the Sioux Falls Convention Center will receive such high-quality service, food and hospitality.”

Global Spectrum (global-spectrum.com) is the fastest growing firm in the public assembly facility management field with more than 70 facilities throughout the United States and Canada. The Philadelphia-based company is part of one of the world's largest sports and entertainment companies, Comcast-Spectacor, which also owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League, Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating rinks, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, a regional sports programming network, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, New Era Tickets, a full-service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, and Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company and 3601 Creative Group, a full-service in-house advertising agency. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces 10 nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC.

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Contact:
Sioux Falls Convention Center
Jude Fernandes, Marketing Manager
605-212-9076

Wednesday, April 16, 2008