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(IRVING, Texas) - The Irving Convention Center in Irving, Texas, earned national recognition in the 2012 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor of this achievement, members of the project team were presented with awards from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) during a

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IRVING, Texas (May 3, 2012) - Actors Patrick Stewart, Val Kilmer and TV's original Dynamic Duo - Adam West and Burt Ward - join a long list of comic artists and media guests to celebrate the 10^th Anniversary of Dallas Comic Con (DCC) on May 19 - 20 at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas (ICCLC).

Presented by legendary comic book writer

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Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas Receives
Two First Place Distinguished Building Awards
TEXO honors excellence in construction at annual Distinguished Building Awards Competition

IRVING, Texas (April 24, 2012) - TEXO, the largest commercial contractors association in Texas, honored the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas (ICCLC) as

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IRVING, Texas - Newly opened in January 2011, the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas changes the way meeting planners look at convention center space.

"We're setting a new standard," said Maura Gast, executive director for the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau. "The Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas creates an environment made for business."

With an iconic

IRVING, Texas (Feb. 9 2012) - C2 Ventures Sci-Fi Expo invades Irving this weekend on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 11 - 12, for the third convention hosted by Dallas Comic-Con producers held at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas since its opening last January.

Fans of Dollhouse, Firefly, Angel, Stargate and Battlestar Galactica have the chance to meet their favorite stars and more. Comic fans won't be disappointed either - some of their favorite artists are in town to share their work in Artists' Alley.

"We're really happy to bring our

IRVING, Texas (Jan. 26, 2012) - ZestFest 2012 returns to Irving on Jan. 27 - 29 for the 15^th annual, three-day spicy food festival located at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. Dallas/Fort Worth has been home to ZestFest for 10 years, and this year marks the second consecutive year hosted at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas.

"We are fired-up to welcome ZestFest back to Irving," said Maura Allen Gast, executive director of the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau. "Guests from all over North Texas - and the country -

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Irving officials fired-up over spicy food festival, set for Jan 28-30

IRVING, TEXAS (November 2010) - The Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced ZestFest 2011 as the first open-to-the public event in the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. The 14-year-old spicy food festival will run Jan. 28-30, 2011, as part of the center's gala grand opening of festivities.

Founded and sponsored by Chile Pepper magazine out of Fort Worth, ZestFest was most recently held at Will

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Seasoned industry veteran to oversee opening of $133 million facility

IRVING, TEXAS (October 14, 2010) - As the Irving, Texas Convention and Visitors Bureau and facility management company SMG prepare to push into the 90-day countdown to the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas grand opening this January, Charlie Beirne, SMG regional manager and former manager of the Atlantic City Convention Center, will take on the day-to-day project oversight.

Beirne takes the reigns from Thom