Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center

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The Greater Tacoma Convention Center, is a convention center in downtown Tacoma, in the U.S. state of Washington. It opened in November 2004{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Charles E.|title=Here and Now: Signs of the Season|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=November 12, 2004|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20041112/here12m/signs-of-the-season|access-date=March 3, 2013}} and has been described as the "second largest meeting and event facility in Western Washington".{{cite web|title=Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center (GTCTC)|url=http://www.cityoftacoma.org/Page.aspx?hid=3607|publisher=City of Tacoma|accessdate=March 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120182648/http://cityoftacoma.org/Page.aspx?hid=3607|archive-date=November 20, 2010|url-status=dead}} It was designed by MulvannyG2 Architecture, of Bellevue, Washington.{{cite news|last=Allison|first=Melissa|title=Retired chief of architecture firm leaves foundation of influence|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=January 30, 2005|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2002164602_lee30.html|accessdate=March 3, 2013}}

Located at 1500 Commerce, the center has over {{convert|118000|sqft|m2}} of meeting and usable prefunction space which includes a {{convert|50000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}, column-free exhibition hall, a {{convert|13650|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} ballroom, and eleven breakout rooms in varying sizes. There are 400 parking spaces on-site. The convention center is also served by Tacoma Link at the Convention Center/S. 15th Street station. Buses operated by Pierce Transit also serve the convention center, with stops on nearby Pacific Avenue, as well as on Market Street and on 13th Street.

In September 2010, the Greater Tacoma Convention Center added Commerce Room, a meeting space adding over {{convert|1800|sqft|m2}} to the center. The Commerce Room can be used by convention groups as an additional breakout room or on its own for smaller events with a capacity for 180 people.