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Cobo Center introduces a new website

Cobo Center recently introduced a new website and is presenting its new look and features. With

enhanced accessibility features, a more modern platform, downloadable images, and information cat-

egories, the website redesign is more easily navigable for attendees, planners and exhibitors looking

to do business with Cobo.

The fresh look and user-friendly footer navigation are not the only new features to the website. New

ADA-compliant accessibility features allow people with vision problems to better view the page, screen

reader quick links including "skip to content," and pause buttons for videos and slide shows. The web-

site accessibility page also gives viewers recommendations for requesting assistance.

Our goal with the new website is to provide visitors and customers with an easier way to learn about

Cobo Center. We hope you will enjoy the new site.

Spike in major events boosts operating revenue for Cobo CenterCobo Center increased events booked from 166 to

244 and revenue from $5.5 million to $13.8 million

from 2013 to 2018, said Cobo General Manager

Claude Molinari. The center forecasts revenue of

$14.25 million for this year.

The increase in major events at Cobo Center has

boosted operations revenue and contributed to a

resurgence in vitality for downtown Detroit. Events

such as the FIRST Robotics Championship, the NAACP, SME Rapid, the SAE World Congress Experience,

and the National Society of Black Engineers are big meetings that bring large crowds and consider-

able economic impact.

"We've got a very strong 2019 as well," said Molinari. "The facility has undergone a massive renova-

tion and the city of Detroit — especially Midtown and downtown - has been revitalized. We are very

proud of our sales and events team."

Cobo Center had an exhilarating few days in early June when lead-

ers from corporations around the world gathered to move closer

toward a circular global economy at the Sustainable Brands Detroit

2019 (SB19Detroit) conference. It is the second time Cobo Center

has hosted the event. The first was in 2017. Sustainable Brands is

an association of many of the world's largest businesses, invested in

meeting social and environmental challenges as an essential driver

of brand innovation, value creation and positive impact.

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"We are always thrilled to host this conference in Detroit," said

Claude Molinari, Cobo Center. general manager. "Just as Sustainable

Brands is working to inspire, engage and equip today's business

and brand leaders to prosper in a sustainable future, we hope Cobo

Center's focus on sustainability will lead the way to a better future

for the convention industry and for Detroit."

Sustainable Brands 2019 at Cobo Center was the first zero waste

event for the venue, a real milestone for Cobo's Green Committee.

Established in 2011, the Green Committee began with a Green

Venues Michigan certification from the state, and went on to achieve

the Event Industry Council's ASTM/APEX certification in 2015. It was

the ninth US venue to do so.

"The Green Committee in Cobo Center has been a full team effort

since 2011, when no waste was being diverted from the facility,"

said Molinari. "Every year we enhance the program fueled by the

passion and creativity of the team. This is our first conference where

the team achieved 100% waste diversion, but it will not be the last."

SB19Detroit workshops and conference tracks led 2000 attendees

through presentations and conversations designed to give them the

tools needed to reposition their organizations for success.

FOSTERING A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY IN COBO CENTER

What's In Sight Must Be Right

Many thanks to Lily Begin, event manager and Allison Lapointe,

intern for Cobo Center, for going the extra mile at the May 11

Skyline Yoga event that launched the Cobo Cares program. It will

be a great season. Thanks for all that you do.

Please welcome to the Cobo Center our summer Interns:

Shannon Stoudemire, digital & social media intern, Central

Michigan University

Nathan Fisher, engineering intern, Western Michigan University

Devon Shaw, parking intern, Macomb Country Community

College (Grow Detroit Youth Talent GDYT Program)

Kudos to all Cobo Center employees who lent a hand at the

waste sorting station during Sustainable Brands 2019 Detroit.

We could not have achieved our first Zero Waste event without

you!

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