Editing Iowa Events Center (section)

====EMC Expo Center====
[[Image:HyVeeHall.jpg|thumb|250px|right|EMC Expo Center]]
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EMC Expo Center (formerly named Hy-Vee Hall, which the [[Hy-Vee]] supermarket chain (based in [[West Des Moines]]) owned the [[naming rights]] to), is the Iowa Events Center's new exhibition hall. It features 100,000 square feet (9,000 m<sup>2</sup>) of space for trade shows, conventions, and other major events. It also features eight meeting rooms with a total of 15,000 square feet (1,400 m<sup>2</sup>) of meeting space.<ref name="facilities">{{cite web|author=Global Spectrum|title=Iowa Events Center - About Facilities|url=http://www.iowaeventscenter.com/cc_facilities.aspx|accessdate=2008-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105165406/http://www.iowaeventscenter.com/cc_facilities.aspx|archive-date=2009-01-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> The south end of Hy-Vee Hall houses the Iowa Hall of Pride, which honors the achievements of Iowa high school athletes and performers.

Although it was still incomplete, Hy-Vee Hall hosted its first event, the Autumn Festival, from October 21 through October 23, 2004. It was formally dedicated on December 15, 2004,<ref>{{cite news|first=Elizabeth|last=Owens|title=Open house showcases new building|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:DMRB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10721A65091B3E0E&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815|work=The Des Moines Register|date=2004-12-19|page=4B}}</ref> while the Iowa Hall of Pride opened to the public on February 23, 2005.<ref>{{cite news|first=Erin|last=Morain|title=Iowa Hall of Pride opens as sports fans fill Greater Des Moines|url=http://www.businessrecord.com/main.asp?ArticleID=2191&SectionID=30&SubSectionID=42&S=1|work=Des Moines Business Record|date=2005-02-20}}</ref>