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$50 Million LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge Open for Business
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The LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge opens this week with the International Gift Exposition in the Smokies. Built by Merit Construction, the 232,000-square-foot event center held its grand opening last month to celebrate the project, which is alr eady showing signs of boosting growth in Sevier County's tourism industry. Designed by Pigeon Forge-based SRA Architects, the center will host large conventions, competitions, trade shows, and exhibits. The facility is divided into several assembly spaces able to accommodate groups of all sizes
LeConte Hall
The central feature of the new facility is LeConte Hall, a 100,500-square-foot clear-span assembly hall, which can accommodate more than 12,000 people for large assembly
events or up to 600 exhibitor booths for trade shows.
Greenbrier Hall
For smaller events, Greenbrier Hall is a 12,000-square-foot multipurpose room, which is divisible into two 3,000-square-foot halls and one 6,000-square foot space.
 Multipurpose Rooms With up to 14 rooms in total, the spaces are flexible for any size event. Three 2,000-square-foot rooms are divisible into six 1,000-square-foot rooms. Four 1,000-square-foot rooms can be split into eight 500-square-foot rooms. In addition to the larger national and international conventions, the space is already being booked with smaller groups and meetings, as well.
Located in the heart of Pigeon Forge, within
walking distance to the historic Old Mill district and The Island at Pigeon Forge, the facility also features lobbies, a spacious concourse area, registration and pre-function space, food and beverage facilities, as well as a multiple-berth loading dock with ramp access to the exhibit hall.
"For the last 24 months, I have had the privilege of working with Merit Construction on the new LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge. This is the most outstanding team of construction professionals I have worked with in 30 years," said Mr. Mike Wilds, Project Consultant, LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge.
To see more of the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, check out the video below.
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Merit has extensive experience building all types of beautiful and functional construction projects including office buildings, retail facilities, medical buildings and industrial facilities, as well as churches and educational facilities. For more information, visit www.meritconstruction.com.
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