St. Charles, Mo. - For the second-consecutive year, the Saint Charles Convention Center has received the Prime Site Award for outstanding service and venue excellence. The 154,000-sq. ft. convention center, located in St. Charles, was named a Prime Site Award recipient by Facilities & Destinations Magazine, an industry publication which covers public assembly facilities.

"We are honored to accept this award on behalf of the facility and recognize that our partnerships with the CVB and visitor industry play a significant role in our success," said Global Spectrum's Shura Lindgren, General Manager of the Saint Charles Convention Center.  "For our dedicated Global Spectrum staff to be professionally recognized by Facilities & Destinations is simply outstanding."

Facilities and Destinations Magazine is uniquely positioned to evaluate and recognize venues for their achievements of excellence.  The annual Awards of Excellence, who are selected by industry experts, association executives, meeting planners and tradeshow managers on behalf of Facilities and Destinations, are presented to the top convention and exposition centers.

"We are proud to have Global Spectrum as the management firm operating our convention center.  Their staff's commitment to outstanding customer service has distinguished our venue from other similar sized convention centers," said David Rosenwasser, Director of the Greater Saint Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau.

"Global Spectrum always provides first class service for our citizens visiting the Saint Charles Convention Center," said Patti York, Mayor of Saint Charles. "They are great partners for the City and we look forward to future successes."

The St. Charles Convention Center opened in April of 2005 and has exceeded budgeted expectations in each of its first two years by hosting nearly 700 events through December of 2006. The facility boasts a 16,200 sq. ft. Grand Ballroom, and 27,600 sq. ft. of Exhibit Hall space expandable to 35,700 sq. ft. through the adjacent Junior Ballroom. The facility features additional meeting rooms, the Partners-for-Progress Executive Board Room, and the AT&T Cyber Café.  One-stop shopping is always available as the Center features in-house catering, decorating, audio/visual, state-of-the-art communications, marketing, and event staffing for meetings and exhibitions.

Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly facility management field with more than 70 facilities throughout the United States and Canada, manages the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, MO. The Philadelphia-based company is part of one of the world's largest sports and entertainment firm Comcast-Spectacor, which also owns the Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum, the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League, Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating rinks, Comcast SportsNet, a regional sports programming network, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, New Era Tickets, a full-service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, and Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company.

Jonathan Frost l Marketing Manager

St. Charles Convention Center l Global Spectrum

One Convention Center Plaza l St. Charles, MO 63303

p: 636.669.3009 l f: 636.669.3001

e: jfrost@stcharlesconventioncenter.com