162 Business View Magazine - October 2016
arena was taken down, the core of the facility was re-
constructed – that’s Exhibit Halls A, B, and C, and a
portion of the grand ballroom. Since ’96, we had an
expansion in 2000 – we added on more exhibit hall
space and grew our ballroom. In 2004, we initiated
another expansion – we added about 150,000 square
feet of exhibit hall space and about 72,000 of meeting
room space. Today’s structure has 515,000 square
feet of expo space; about 160,000 square feet of
meeting room space; and a 45,000 square foot ball-
room.”
The building’s official name is the Calvin L. Rampton
Salt Palace Convention Center, named after Utah’s
11th Governor. It is funded by the County of Salt Lake
for its operations and capital expenses. “That fund-
ing is generally grown off of transient room taxes and
other tourism-related taxes,” says Hayes. The Center
