A big investment in Southern Nevada’s public convention center infrastructure will pay off with what’s expected to be a record convention and trade show year in 2026.

“The upgrade of this building (the Las Vegas Convention Centers) matters a lot,” Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Steve Hill said of the $600 million renovation that will be completed in time for CES in January.

“One of our biggest customers at one point said, ‘You know, it’s nice not to have a D-plus building in an A-plus destination,’” Hill said in a recent interview. “It’s like, ‘Yeah, I know.’ But he was right. The building had gotten tired. It needed an upgrade. It’s startling how much better it is, how bright it is, how open it is. It felt like a cave in retrospect. And our customers felt

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