| �Working closely with HREC,
we will be able to address the full spectrum of client needs from convention
center development and operations through studying and securing the necessary
hotel inventory�, notes John Kaatz, director of convention industry services
for CS&L.
As a team, HREC and CS&L have recently worked
on projects including the expansion of the Colorado Convention Center in
Denver, a proposed convention center and hotel in Pensacola, Florida and
other similar public assembly projects in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, South
San Francisco, California and Lansing, Michigan.
Hospitality Real Estate Counselors, Inc. (�HREC�)
is an eminent hotel and casino consulting practice headquartered in Denver,
Colorado. HREC provides specialized consulting services exclusively
to the lodging and gaming industries including real estate and business
valuations, market, impact and feasibility studies, litigation support
and investment analysis.
Conventions, Sports & Leisure (�CS&L�)
is a leading international consulting firm specializing in the planning, |
About John Kaatz
| John Kaatz is a Vice President with CSL International.
Mr. Kaatz�s experience includes in-depth analyses for over 200 convention
/ conference and other sports, entertainment and leisure industry projects.
The results of these studies have been have been used to assist public
and private sector entities in determining project market and financial
feasibility, economic impacts, appropriate marketing focus and management
structure, and in pursuing and securing project financing.
As the pressure to maximize facility operating revenues
has increased throughout the industry, John has also assisted facility
management in identifying and quantifying potential sources of revenue
enhancement.
Prior to joining CSL, John was the Director of Coopers
& Lybrand�s Sports, Entertainment and Leisure Consulting Group.
Some of the specific projects John has directed or has
been actively involved with include Anaheim Convention Center, Colorado
Convention Center, Bartlesville Convention Center, Jacob K. Javits Convention
Center, Northern Kentucky Convention Center, Mexico City Convention Center,
Woodstock Convention Center and Reno-Sparks Convention Center.
John holds a B.S. in Economics from the University of
Minnesota in Minneapolis. John is a member of the International Association
of Assembly Managers. |
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