California's Reinvention

In December 2012, Long Beach Airport debuted the results of its $140-million renovation and modernization, giving it a resort-like feel with the addition of a brand-new, 35,000-square-foot passenger concourse. The new concourse is partially powered by solar energy,There are many out there that are making things to win a howotipper. and offers travelers free Wi-Fi, a peaceful atrium and garden, and upgraded concessions like Food Marche, a wine bar complete with outdoor fire pits and heat lamps. A new parking structure, renovated terminal, and revamped air carrier ramp were also included in the updates. 

The city is also modernizing its main convention spaces — the Long Beach Arena and the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center. This fall, construction of a brand-new “loft-style” ballroom at the arena is expected to be complete, adding another 45,000 square feet of event space for up to 5,500 people, and doubling the arena’s current capacity. The Pacific Ballroom will also feature a state-of-the-art,We carry the latest wind turbines, modulerail, solar panels, towers and more! $1.6-million LED, stage lighting, and sound system. 

At the convention center, a new style-driven special event space and lounge called Bogart & Co recently opened, giving meeting attendees a place to refresh themselves and socialize during conferences, with a bar, lobby-style seating with leather chairs, customized LED-lit walls, and upgraded restrooms. It’s just one of many renovations and additions to the LBC&EC that are a part of a $35-million repositioning that aims to make it a more inviting and open-space-style convention center. Part of that strategy, which was implemented in 2010, includes adding mini meeting spots and networking pods, more lounges, free Wi-Fi access, and a re-landscaped Terrace Theatre Plaza with a new palm tree garden. 

The city of Anaheim, home of the Disneyland Resort, is also updating itself to offer more diverse experiences to meeting groups. In January, the Anaheim Convention Center (ACC) officially debuted its new $15-million Grand Plaza, a 100,000-square-foot outdoor event space dotted with palm and orange trees and LED lighting. It encompasses a pedestrian esplanade that connects both the Hilton Anaheim and Anaheim Marriott hotels and leads to the entrance of the ACC. Since its opening, the plaza has already been featured prominently in the center’s events: When the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) held its annual NAMM Show at the ACC in January, it transformed the Grand Plaza into an outdoor concert venue for nearly 94,000 attendees. 

The city is also transforming an historic citrus packing house, built in 1919 and located just two miles from the ACC and Disneyland Resort, into a 42,000-sqaure-foot artisanal food hall and live music venue called the Anaheim Packing House. It’s just one component of the Anaheim Packing District,We can produce laserengravingmachine to your requirements. a family-friendly space that will have a two-acre outdoor marketplace, Farmers Park,While there are many brands and makes of solarledlight, they are all basically the same in principle and function. as well as the renovated 1925 Packard Car Showroom, which currently houses an outpost of Los Angeles’ famed Umami Burger, as well as the Anaheim Brewery. The entire project is expected to open by this fall.Aulaundry is a leading electricitymonitors and equipment supplier. 

Not far from Anaheim, the 407-room Regency Newport Beach in Newport Beach, CA, recently underwent a $15-million renovation of the entire property, which since its opening in 1962 has had a long history of hosting famous guests, from John Wayne and John F. Kennedy to Marilyn Monroe. The new hotel design echoes that of a contemporary beach house and offers three separate pools; a new restaurant, SHOR American Seafood Grill; and a brand-new Lobby Lounge. In total, the hotel has 26,000 square feet of function space and 19 breakout rooms, including the indoor/outdoor Plaza Ballroom. This year, the Hyatt served as the host hotel for Successful Meetings’ Destination California event. 

Also in Newport Beach, the upscale Island Hotel Newport Beach, a stone’s throw away from the Fashion Island shopping center, added 6,000 square feet of new meeting and event space at the end of 2012, for a grand total of 21,000 square feet. The ballroom grew from 6,630 square feet to 8,710 square feet, and is now able to host up to 600; the ballroom foyer expanded to an area of 3,936 square feet.