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Top 25 Convention center operators based in the United States

Name: Convention center operators based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 813 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 813 convention center operators headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 26,818 professional contacts across them, including 5,344 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers convention center operators headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest convention center operators based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 813 convention center operators based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to convention center operators: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	ASM Global	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	2,140 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ASM Global is the world’s leading venue management company and producer of live event experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Helmsbriscoe	Indirect evidence	Scottsdale, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,679 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “HelmsBriscoe streamlines the meeting planning process by managing the time-consuming task of researching, contacting, and evaluating venues for your organization’s events.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	NTH Degree	Indirect evidence	Duluth, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	544 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Nth Degree, we don’t merely manage trade shows, exhibits, and events.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Momentus Technologies	Indirect evidence	St Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	436 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Momentus Technologies is a global provider of industry-leading venue and event management solutions that empower organizations to create extraordinary moments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Shepard	Indirect evidence	Atlanta, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	410 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Shepard is a nationwide event production company with a rich legacy dating back to 1905.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Orange County Convention Center	Strong evidence	Orlando, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	384 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The award-winning Orange County Convention Center located in the heart of Orlando's Convention Center District and only fifteen minutes from the Orlando International Airport…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Ovations Food Services, LP	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	333 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ovations Food Services is now Spectra.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Hyatt Regency Chicago	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	298 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The largest hotel in Chicago, Hyatt Regency Chicago offers square feet of space in a variety of venue types to accommodate any event.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Galt House Hotel	Indirect evidence	Louisville, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	266 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sq.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Javits Center	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	257 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Javits Center is the busiest convention center in the US, hosting the world's leading conventions, trade shows and special events on Manhattan's West Side.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	NEW Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center	Indirect evidence	New Orleans, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	238 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With 1.1 million square feet of contiguous exhibit space, an award winning staff and first class amenities, the New Orleans Ernest N.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	SAN Diego Convention Center Corporation	Strong evidence	San Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	229 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The purpose of the San Diego Convention Center Corporation is to be the region's premier gathering place for conventions, trade shows, meetings and community events.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Mccormick Place	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	224 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “McCormick Place is the largest exhibition and meeting facility in North America offering 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space, 173 meeting rooms, the 4,249-seat Arie Crown…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority	Strong evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	221 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority owns and oversees the operations of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, the Lawn on D, the John B.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Heritage	Partial evidence	Saint Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	176 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HERITAGE is an employee owned industry leading general service exposition contractor with full-service offices nationwide providing convention and event services to exhibitors…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Amway Grand Plaza	Indirect evidence	Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	173 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Amway Grand Plaza is a name you will find year after year on the "Best of" lists for hotels and meeting destinations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Venuworks	Strong evidence	Ames, IA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	165 contacts →
	Strong evidence “VenuWorks provides customized full-service venue management to arenas, theatres and convention centers throughout the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Wisconsin Center District	Partial evidence	Milwaukee, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	163 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Wisconsin Center District owns and operates Baird Center, Miller High Life Theatre and UWM Panther Arena.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	NEW Orleans & Company	Indirect evidence	New Orleans, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	161 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “New Orleans & Company knows the city the best and is prepared to be with you every step of the way providing the most helpful information about planning, promoting and conducting…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Indiana Convention Center & Lucas OIL Stadium	Strong evidence	Indianapolis, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	160 contacts →
	Strong evidence “A $275 million expansion in 2011 further established the Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium (ICCLOS) a powerhouse destination for the largest events in the country –…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Spargo, INC	Indirect evidence	Fairfax, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	156 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SPARGO, Inc is a full-service event management company providing clients with innovative, attentive management and sales services, nationally and internationally, since 1973.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Q Center	Indirect evidence	St. Charles, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	136 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Your place for meetings far beyond the ordinary.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Moscone Center	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	134 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Moscone Center is San Francisco's premier meeting and exhibition facility.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Cems-Global	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	133 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CEMS-Global USA, based in New York, is a Multinational Exhibition & Convention Organizer, having its operations across 4 continents.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	DCU Center	Strong evidence	Worcester, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	131 contacts →
	Strong evidence “New England's Premier Arena & Convention Center.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: convention center operators. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names convention center operators.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of convention center operators, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name convention center operators. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Convention center operators based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

19.9%Verified-email coverage

33.0Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

2.3%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

290

11-50

253

51-200

166

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 813 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among convention center operators, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “convention center operators”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names convention center operators), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among convention center operators, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 5,344 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names convention center operators, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many convention center operators are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 813 convention center operators headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

ASM Global, headquartered in Los Angeles, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most convention center operators?

New York leads with 19 headquartered companies, followed by Atlanta (12) and Nashville (11).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 5,344 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 813 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.