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| 4/26/2012 | POTENTIAL GWINNETT CENTER HEADQUARTERS HOTEL DEVELOPER CHOSEN Potential Gwinnett Center Headquarters Hotel Developer Chosen Plans for a 300-room, full-service hotel adjacent to Gwinnett Center could be additional economic engine for Gwinnett County; plans now need to be approved by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners...more |
| 3/12/2012 | GWINNETT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU ANNOUNCES FOUR GWINNETT TOURISM AWARENESS GRADUATES (Gwinnett County, GA) – Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau’s (GCVB) announces the certification of four Gwinnett Tourism Awareness Program (GTAP) graduates in February 2012. Newly named “Gwinnett Certified Tourism Specialists” have completed a series of six courses as part of the GCVB’s Gwinnett Tourism Awareness Program (GTAP)....more |
| 2/28/2012 | GWINNETT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU SEEKS LOCALS TO REPRESENT GWINNETT Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau Seeks Locals to Represent Gwinnett GCVB Launches the Second Year of the Tourism Ambassador Program...more |
| 2/28/2012 | GWINNETT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU RELEASES ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY OF TOURISM ON THE GWINNETT COUNTY ECONOMY (Duluth, GA) – The official numbers are in. The Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau (GCVB) have released a new report, “The 2010 Economic Significance of Tourism on the Gwinnett County Economy.”...more |
| 2/16/2012 | HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES MALL OF GEORGIA RECENTLY COMPLETES A $500,000 RENOVOATION Holiday Inn Express & Suites Mall of Georgia completes a $500,000 Renovation Locals are Invited to Celebrate at a Ribbon-Cutting Event...more |
| 2/1/2012 | GWINNETT CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH GWINNETT CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH Events Throughout the County Pay Homage to African American History Duluth, Georgia- Several Gwinnett County organizations have created programming in observance of February as Black History Month. Please see below for event details....more |
| 1/24/2012 | GWINNETT CENTER / GCVB RECEIVES FOUR PROPOSALS FOR GWINNETT CENTER HEADQUARTERS HOTEL Gwinnett Center/GCVB receives four proposals for Gwinnett Center Headquarters Hotel Plans for a 300-room, full-service hotel adjacent to Gwinnett Center....more |
| 12/13/2011 | LISA ANDERS PROMOTED TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GWINNETT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU Lisa Anders Promoted To Executive Director of the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau (Gwinnett County, GA) –The Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau (GCVB) has announced the promotion of Lisa Anders to Executive Director of the GCVB effective January 1, 2012. Most recently, Anders served as Deputy Director of the GCVB and played vital roles in many of the GCVB’s 2011 successes....more |
| 12/13/2011 | GWINNETT CENTER/GCVB ISSUES REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR HEADQUARTERS HOTEL Gwinnett Center/GCVB issues Request for Proposal for Headquarters Hotel Plans for a 300-room, full-service hotel adjacent to Gwinnett Center December 13, 2011 (Duluth, GA) – Gwinnett Center and the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau (GCVB) have issued an official Request for Proposal (RFP) to the hotel development community for a potential new headquarters hotel. Plans call for the hotel to be located on the campus of Gwinnett Center....more |
| 12/8/2011 | GWINNETT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU (GCVB) and GWINNETT SPORTS COMMISSION ANNOUNCE PROMOTION AND NEW HIRE (December 7, 2011) Duluth, GA – The Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Gwinnett Sports Commission are pleased to announce that they have named Stan L. Hall to the position of Executive Director of the Gwinnett Sports Commission. Lisa Anders, current Deputy Director of the GCVB, has been promoted to Executive Director of the GCVB....more |
| 12/6/2011 | ANNUAL TOURISM AWARDS HOSTED BY GWINNETT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU RECOGNIZES TOP GWINNETT HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS Annual Event Also Supports Local Charity, the Norcross Cluster Schools Partnership December 3, 2011 2010 (Buford, GA) -- 145 of Gwinnett’s hospitality industry professionals were in attendance at the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center for the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau’s (GCVB) Annual Tourism Awards and Holiday Luncheon on December 2, 2011....more |









