Convention Center: day to day. (Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center)

Spectacor Management Group (SMG) officially received the keys to the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center on August 1, 1991, four months ahead of schedule

After almost two years of construction, the $48.9 million Convention Center was turned over to its owner, Broward County, who in turn passed the "baton" to SMG to manage day to day operations. Spectacor is a Philadelphia-based company specializing in public-assembly facility management. With over 27 active management agreements worldwide, including 14 convention centers, SMG is the largest private management firm in the industry. Under its current five year contract with Broward County, which has been in effect for eighteen months, …