Orange County Convention Center Getting Ready to Vaccine For a Shot Fall Rebound

The impact for Orange County has been significant. Central Florida has the third most convention center space in the nation, behind Las Vegas and Chicago.

Through early February, those cities remained shut down, giving the Orange County Convention Center a leg up on building a comeback.

“Orlando has a tremendous reputation as a clean city and a safe city, and that’s been an advantage for us,” said Mark Tester, the Convention Center’s executive director. “Another advantage is that we’re an outdoor city, and you can do that all year long.”

Tester said the Orange County Convention Center has drawn interest — and more importantly, contracts — from shows and events often held elsewhere that are now looking at Central Florida because of the center’s ability to host events.

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