[April 14, 2010]

Dave Johnson Named PR Contact for Cleveland Medical Mart and Convention Center

Dave Johnson (News - Alert) of Johnson Strategic Communications, LLC, has been named the public relations contact for the Cleveland Medical Mart and Convention Center (Cleveland MMCC), an MMPI, Inc. project to be constructed in downtown Cleveland with an expected groundbreaking in fall, 2010 and an opening date in 2013. Johnson will serve as the primary media contact for the Cleveland MMCC project.

Designed to bring buyers and sellers together and located in a city with a world class reputation for health care delivery and research, the Cleveland MMCC is targeted specifically to the healthcare industry, combining showrooms, a Class-A exhibition hall, and state-of-the-art conference facilities tailored to the medical marketplace.

The Greater Cleveland region is the center of medical excellence, including Cleveland Clinic, University Hositals, and more than 600 biomedical companies.

The Cleveland Medical Mart will house approximately 120,000 square feet of permanent showrooms for medical manufacturers and service providers with showrooms focusing on cardiology, surgery, OBGYN, imaging, orthopedics, sterilization, healthcare furnishings, patient care, healthcare IT and medical devices.

The Trade Show Facility will be designed with approximately 300,000 square feet of high-quality exhibit space, featuring high ceilings and industry-standard column spacing. Suited to medical trade shows and conventions, the facility can host simultaneous events and is ideal for events that need to be paired with conferencing capabilities.

The Conference Center will feature approximately 100,000 square feet of high-tech, flexible meeting rooms of varying sizes to accommodate keynote sessions, seminars and panel discussions, the core of medical conferences, meetings and conventions.

MMPI is the largest owner of merchandise marts in the world. MMPI buildings are home to more than 2,000 showrooms in a range of industries. Each showroom is maintained by manufacturers or distributors hoping to reach a key target audience. As market makers, MMPI attracts key target audiences by producing trade shows, conventions, educational programs and special events. MMPI manages The Merchandise Mart and 350 West Mart Center in Chicago; Market Square, the Suites at Market Square, Hamilton Market, Plaza Suites, Furniture Plaza and the National Furniture Mart in High Point, N.C.; Architects & Designers Building, 7W New York and Piers 92/94 in New York; Boston Design Center in Boston; L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; and Washington Design Center in Washington D.C.

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