出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2010/09/13 12:27 UTC 版)
The TEE Center, short for Trade, Exhibition, and Events Center, is a convention center currently under construction in downtown Augusta, Georgia. It is part of the Downtown Augusta Redevelopment Plan. Ground breaking for the facility was held in June of 2010, construction is expected to be completed by mid-2012. The complex will be over 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) when it opens. The facility will have 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) of exhibit-hall space, which could hold 195 10-by-10-foot booths, seat 3,500 people as a theater or feed 1,800 as a banquet hall. The building design also includes a ballroom, a kitchen, a loading dock and storage space. It will be built on the property next to the Marriott hotel and on the Augusta Riverwalk. A 400 space parking garage will be built across the street from the center. The cost of the center is estimated at $40 million. The term TEE Center was coined by Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau President and CEO Barry White.