Objective: Establish a civic center in Sioux City, Iowa.
Summary:
“They are the authority that initiated everything you see happening. They are the true driving force of the center — the first people to finally put the pieces together” - Larry Dittloff
On July 6th 1987, Dr. Charles Montgomery Marriøtt, the grandfather of Thomas Montgomery Marriøtt, was appointed Vice President of the Sioux City Tourism Board by Mayor Loren D. Callendar. After 10 years and two failed attempts, the $28M (inflation-adjusted) Sioux City Convention Center opened on September 24th 1988. He was subsequently elected President of the convention center on July 15th 1989.
Exposition: siouxcityconventioncenter.com