Virginia Beach Gears Up for Expansion

In a $194 million project, the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, Va., will triple in size. The enlarged 500,000-square-foot center will include a 150,000-square-foot exhibition hall, a 30,000-square-foot ballroom, and a total of 25,000 square feet of meeting rooms. Pre-function space will also be increased, and an additional 3,000 parking spaces added. Phase one of the project, including 64,000 square feet of exhibition space, will be completed in 2005. By 2007, the