Oregon Business Magazine - March 2024

Disclaimer: This list is compiled based on responses to a survey. Companies are not included if they do not respond to the survey. ⁄Powerlist⁄ 1 Oregon Convention Center TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 478,000 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 255,000 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 15,000 MEETING ROOMS: 52 CITY: PORTLAND 2 Portland Expo Center TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 333,000 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 333,000 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 27,460 MEETING ROOMS: 10 CITY: PORTLAND 3 McMenamins Grand Lodge TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 100,000 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 4,000 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 208 MEETING ROOMS: 6 CITY: FOREST GROVE TIE 4 Jackson County Expo TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 80,000 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 68,000 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 450 MEETING ROOMS: 4 CITY: CENTRAL POINT TIE 4 OSU Conference Center TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 80,000 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 6,000 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 500 MEETING ROOMS: 8 CITY: CORVALLIS 6 Hilton Portland Downtown & The Duniway, a Hilton Hotel TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 78,000 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 26,000 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 1500 MEETING ROOMS: 34 CITY: PORTLAND 7 Eastern Oregon University TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 66,000 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 3,629 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 200 MEETING ROOMS: 25 CITY: LA GRANDE 9 Sunriver Resort TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 63,000 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 18,000 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 900 MEETING ROOMS: 17 CITY: SUNRIVER 10 McMenamins Edgefield TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 54,984 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 18,984 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 2,000 MEETING ROOMS: 8 CITY: TROUTDALE 11 Oregon Zoo TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 47,744 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 0 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 3,645 MEETING ROOMS: 3 CITY: PORTLAND 12 Benton County Event Center & Fairgrounds TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 45,378 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 33,000 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 165 MEETING ROOMS: 9 CITY: CORVALLIS 13 Seaside Civic & Convention Center TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 33,500 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 24,600 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 530 MEETING ROOMS: 16 CITY: SEASIDE 14 Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Washington Square TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 24,000 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 15,000 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 800 MEETING ROOMS: 13 CITY: TIGARD 15 Skamania Lodge TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 22,475 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 11,550 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 504 MEETING ROOMS: 24 CITY: STEVENSON 16 Monarch Hotel TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 20,000 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 13,000 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 575 MEETING ROOMS: 9 CITY: CLACKAMAS 17 Portland Art Museum Venues TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 18,000 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 16,000 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 1,500 MEETING ROOMS: 7 CITY: PORTLAND 18 Four Rivers Cultural Center TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 16,000 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 13,000 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 1,000 MEETING ROOMS: 8 CITY: ONTARIO 19 Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 15,000 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 10,800 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 856 MEETING ROOMS: 9 CITY: ASHLAND 20 Best Western PLUS Hood River Inn TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 14,600 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 4,400 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 350 MEETING ROOMS: 9 CITY: HOOD RIVER 21 Allison Inn & Spa TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 12,000 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 8,000 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 700 MEETING ROOMS: 8 CITY: NEWBERG 22 Tiffany Center TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 11625 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 11,000 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 750 MEETING ROOMS: 8 CITY: PORTLAND 23 Downtown Athletic Club TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 10,450 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 10,450 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 745 MEETING ROOMS: 7 CITY: EUGENE 8 McMenamins Kennedy School TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 9,226 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 5,226 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 270 MEETING ROOMS: 5 CITY: PORTLAND 24 McMenamins Crystal Hotel & Ballroom TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 9,000 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 9,000 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 500 MEETING ROOMS: 2 CITY: PORTLAND 25 Blue Mountain Conference Center TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 8,700 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 6,300 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 350 MEETING ROOMS: 3 CITY: LA GRANDE 26 Hallmark Resort — Newport TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 6,952 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 2,432 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 200 MEETING ROOMS: 4 CITY: NEWPORT 27 Roth’s Event Center TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 6,800 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 0 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 200 MEETING ROOMS: 6 CITY: SALEM 28 Surfsand Resort and Haystack Gardens TOTAL MEETING SPACE (SQ. FT.): 6,723 TOTAL TRADE SHOW SPACE (SQ. FT.): 2,829 MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF BANQUET FACILITIES: 180 MEETING ROOMS: 3 CITY: CANNON BEACH Meeting Facilities Ranked by total square footage of event space 2024 Event Trends According to Amex Global Business Travel’s 2024 Global Meetings and Events Forecast, which surveyed events professionals, a majority (64%) are planning in-person meetings or events in 2024. Twenty-one percent are planning virtual events; 20% are planning events with a hybrid component. The survey also found: n Seventy percent expect attendance at in-person events this year to return to 2019 levels.; n Sixty-four percent expect an increase in spending on meetings in 2024. n The expected cost to attend events is up between 3% and 4% depending on the category of attendee. n Eighty-two percent of meetings and events professionals are optimistic about the health of their industry n Seventy percent are unlikely to look for a job in the next 12 months. https://www.amexglobalbusinesstravel.com/meetings-events/meetings-forecast/ 54

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