2010 Michigan International Auto Show Fact Sheet
West Michigan’s largest consumer show returns to DeVos Place, with wall-to-wall carpet and manufacturers from around the world setting up their finest traveling displays. [more]

Project C.O.O.L. Scholarship Gala at DeVos Place
Ticket prices are $35 per person or $60 per couple. Tickets are available by calling 616.813.7116 or visiting www.projectcool.org. [more]

2009 WAVE Awards Winners Announced
The WAVE winners and a guest, along with their employer, will be formally recognized during a special ceremony at 4 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, November 12 at the Grand Rapids International Wine & Food Festival in the Steelcase Ballroom at DeVos Place, downtown. [more]

Grand Rapids International Wine & Food Festival
General admission is $15. Tickets are available at the DeVos Place and Van Andel Arena® box offices, Ticketmaster ticket centers including D&W Stores and select Family Fare locations, charge by phone: 1.800.745.3000 or on-line: ticketmaster.com. [more]

ArtPrize is in Full Swing!
ArtPrize information [more]

SMG/DeVos Place® Wins Prime Site Award
Facilities & Destinations’ 2009 Prime Site Awards are based on the opinions of those in the industry directly involved with site selection - association and corporate meeting planners and executives, independent meeting planners, and trade show managers. [more]

Chairs at DeVos Place leave nobody behind
The chairs are part of a line called Cachet, manufactured by Steelcase, a Grand Rapids company. According to the Steelcase website, they were designed by Peter Jon Pearce, and incorporate the little link that gives them the "bounce." They are made of a composite material that is 99 percent recyclable by weight. There are about 8,000 in the convention center. To the general public, the chairs retail at $319 each. [more]

NOBLE Training Conference and Exhibition at DeVos Place 2014
The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) has chosen Grand Rapids, MI as the site for its 2014 Annual Training Conference and Exhibition. [more]

Highlights of United Church of Christ’s national gathering in Grand Rapids, MI
These events take place around the business sessions of the denomination, which take place primarily between Sunday evening and Tuesday afternoon. The United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant denomination of 1.1 million members and more than 5,000 local congregations. [more]

DeVos Place® serves as host venue for ArtPrize
DeVos Place, along with many other locations in downtown Grand Rapids will serve as a host venue for artists to showcase their art by offering space for artists to use. [more]

Monroe Street sidewalk closure near DeVos Place
This project involves the construction of a snow melt system on the sidewalk which runs parallel from the Performance Hall entrance, south on Monroe Avenue to Lyon Street. [more]

Construction Project near DeVos Place
This project involves the reconstruction of Bridge Street which runs parallel to the north loading docks at DeVos Place Convention Center. [more]

Antiques Roadshow visit to Grand Rapids airs Monday on WGVU
The episodes will premiere on WGVU TV & WGVU HD Monday nights at 8 p.m. and each episode will encore the following Saturday at 8 p.m. [more]

2009 Cottage & Lakefront Living Show/Grand Rapids Fact Sheet
For everyone looking to rent, buy, build, improve, or simply to enjoy a home on the water. Over 300 exhibitors! Architects and designers; lakefront builders; cedar and log home builders; boats, docks, and lifts; interior design and cottage-style furnishings; landscapers, home improvement and more. [more]

Third Annual Cottage & Lakefront Living Show, March 27 – March 29
Summer in The Great Lakes State is all about spending time on the water! Start your dreaming and planning now, as the only show in West Michigan devoted entirely to cottages and homes on water returns to DeVos Place March 27th to the 29th. [more]

Attorney General Mike Cox will appear at the Ultimate Sport Show
Show hours are Thursday, from 3:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Friday, from 11:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is $9 for adults and $4 for children ages 6 to 14. Kids 5 and under get in free. [more]

FaceSpace Spring Ticket Giveaway is Underway
Van Andel Arena and DeVos Place plan to give away tickets to upcoming shows to their fans on Facebook and friends on MySpace. The FaceSpace Spring Ticket Giveaway is part of the quarterly giveaways the arena and convention center/performing arts theater hand out to patrons on their social networking websites. [more]

"Go Fish" in your pantry or cupboards on March 19 and Help MSAH feed the hungry in West MI
The 64th Annual Ultimate Sport Show runs Thursday, March 19 thru Sunday, March 22. For more information, go to www.UltimateSportShow.com or call 616-447-2860. [more]

KVD Appearance is the "Ultimate" at Ultimate Sport Show, March 19-22; America's top bass angler is one of many special features at state's biggest sport show
Show hours are Thursday, from 3:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Friday, from 11:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is $9 for adults and $4 for children 6 to 14. Kids 5 and under get in free. [more]

11th Annual West Michigan Women’s Expo Slated for March 13-15
Women’s Expo is slated to run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 13, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 15. Advance tickets are $5.50 each. Admission at the door is $7.50 for adults and $5.50 for children ages 6-14. Children 5 and under are admitted free. [more]

Over 80 Exhibits At The Annual Spring Bridal Show of West Michigan
The bridal show will open to the public Friday at 5 pm – 8 pm, Saturday from 10 am - 8 pm and Sunday from 11am -5 pm. Tickets are available at the door for $7.50. A discount coupon for admission is available on the website www.kohlerexpo.com. [more]

West MI Home and Garden Show offers Free TV Recycling
Recycling old televisions is important because they contain various toxic substances, including lead, chromium, and mercury, among others, which are harmful to both human health and the environment. [more]

30th Annual West Michigan Home and Garden Show at DeVos Place
An annual tradition continues as the 2009 West Michigan Home and Garden Show fills DeVos Place with everything you’ve come to expect from this incredible show! [more]

GRAND RAPIDS HOSTS SUPER BOWL OF CONVENTIONS RCMA projected to generate more than $15 million in new convention business
RCMA, an international, interfaith organization, represents more than 3,000 meeting professionals responsible for planning over 16,000 religious conventions and meetings that attract nearly 15 million attendees annually. [more]

Grand Rapids Antiques Market at DeVos Place Jan. 3-4
Michigan’s Largest Indoor Antiques Show [more]

Grand Rapids New Car Dealers Association Presents 11th Annual Michigan International Auto Show – February 5-8, 2009 at DeVos Place
The 11th Annual Michigan International Auto Show is presented by the Grand Rapids New Car Dealers Association and is one of 16 consumer expositions produced by ShowSpan Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan. [more]

All boats head to DeVos Place for the 64th Annual Grand Rapids Boat Show, February 18 to 22
Boats are the stars of the show, but there are also many other exhibitors, including specialty vendors with the latest in docks, lifts, electronics and other boating accessories. A large number of Michigan marinas have also reserved space. [more]

Van Andel Arena® and DeVos Place® Introduce Ticket Giveaways “Friends” Win Tickets Quarterly Through Facebook and MySpace
Van Andel Arena and DeVos Place will begin giving away quarterly tickets exclusively to friends on Facebook and MySpace. From November 14th through December 15th those interested can add Van Andel Arena and DeVos Place as a friend on the social networks to sign up for the first giveaway. [more]

Grand Rapids audio/visual company logs 35 percent growth, adds dozens of jobs
The company headquarters is in Southfield and the Grand Rapids branch is on 44th Street, but the company has staff working full time at DeVos Place, handling all the audio/visual needs there. [more]

Rick Smith will headline the 21st Annual West Michigan Golf Show to be held February 13-15, 2009 at the DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids
Making his third appearance at the West Michigan Golf Show, Smith is thrilled to be returning to Grand Rapids in February. “The West Michigan Golf Show is one of the best consumer golf shows in the country, and it’s always packed with such avid and passionate golfers,” said Smith. [more]

ShowSpan announces its 2009 outdoor sport show schedule
ShowSpan, Inc., Michigan’s largest producer of consumer shows, today announced 2009 dates for its six major sport shows in the Detroit, Grand Rapids and Lansing markets. The lineup includes shows for anglers, boaters, hunters, conservationists, campers and RV owners. [more]

Nationally-Syndicated PBS Chef Eric Villegas to Appear at Grand Rapids International Wine & Food Festival at DeVos Place
ShowSpan Inc., has announced that Chef Eric Villegas, star of the nationally-broadcast PBS show “Fork in the Road” and author of a newly-released cookbook of the same name, will be one of the Guest Chefs at the Grand Rapids International Wine & Food Festival, November 21-23. [more]

Grand Rapids International Wine & Food Festival Serves Up Pre-Season Culinary Celebration
The long-anticipated Grand Rapids International Wine & Food Festival is just around the corner, November 21-23 in the elegance of the Steelcase Ballroom at DeVos Place. [more]

CVB Hires New President
The Convention and Visitors Bureau has hired Douglas Small as its new president. Small, with 26 years of experience in the hospital industry, comes to Grand Rapids from Denver where he is senior vice president of that city's Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, which has an annual budget of $16 million and 63 full-time employees. [more]

Antiques Roadshow
The very popular Antiques Roadshow will make a stop in Grand Rapids at DeVos Place on Saturday, August 9th. [more]

BlueWater Technologies Inc. Achieves InfoComm International Silver Level Designation
BlueWater Technologies Inc. has qualified as an InfoComm International Silver Certified AudioVisual Solutions Provider (CAVSP). This designation recognizes that 50 percent of the regional office’s sales, customer service and technical staff have achieved and maintained individual InfoComm Certification. [more]

BlueWater Technologies Inc. Achieves Women’s Business Enterprise Designation
Southfield based BlueWater Technologies Inc, a turnkey technology provider including Design & Engineering; Systems Integration; Live Events and Information Technology Services, has received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the MICEED, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). [more]

The Bob & Tom Comedy All-Stars Tour
The Bob & Tom Show, heard coast to coast (locally aired in Grand Rapids on WBFX 101.3) will be taking the stage in the Steelcase Ballroom at DeVos Place on Wednesday, December 31 at 7:30 PM. [more]

Home and Garden Show
DeVos Place is filled to bursting with the 2008 West Michigan Home and Garden Show. All the products and services, seminars and demonstrations, contests and attractions you expect from this incredible show are here. [more]

West Michigan Women's Expo
West Michigan Women’s Expo will celebrate its 10th anniversary with its largest show to date in downtown Grand Rapids March 7-9. [more]

2008 National Golden Gloves Tournament
DeVos Place will host the 2008 National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions May 5th-10th. [more]

World-Class Food & Wine Show Added to the DeVos Place Menu for 2008
Deal Finalization Nears between Grand Rapids-Kent County Convention/Arena Authority and ShowSpan Inc. [more]