I am about to make my way out to the Las Vegas Convention Center again for an annual blogging conference I am a sponsor of and will be speaking at in September. I was interested to read over at Tradeshow Week that the Las Vegas Convention Center is not getting the changes that were slated in its growth. They state:

Citing current economic conditions, a Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority spokesman said some renovations of the Las Vegas Convention Center have been put on hold. The previously planned renovations that involved the North and Central halls and meeting rooms will continue with a projected 2011 completion date and a cost of $395 million, according to LVCVA spokesman Jeremy Handel. The second and third phases of the renovations have been postponed.

I have reported here many times about the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Las Vegas Convention Center Authority and how they have captured some of the largest conventions i the world. They have a huge impact on the economy of Las Vegas and it is difficult to image that they would be having difficulty with expansion. This is another indicator that perhaps we are in a slow down in our economy of the trade show and convention business. When powerhouse locations such as this are taking stock and cutting back and tightening their belt, it must be true.

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