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SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL · 43 JAN. 28, 2019
HOSPITALITY
AREA'S LARGEST BANQUET AND MEETING FACILITIES
Rank
Name
Address
Telephone•Fax
Website
MaxPersonsat
Sit-downMeal MeetingRooms
Largest
Banquet
Room
(SqFt)
TotalSquare
FeetAvailable
On-siteCatering
OutsideCatering
Allowed
Amenities CateringDirector
GeneralManager Owner YearFounded
Locally
1 (4)
Ozark Empire Fairgrounds & Event Center
3001 N Grant Ave, Springfield 65803
(417) 833-2660 E (417) 833-3769 2,500 8 38,500 90,000 Yes
No
Chairs, tables & linens, PA system/sound,
decorating & event planners on site,
booth furnishings
Tyler Costales
Aaron Owen
Greene County
Agricultural and
Mechanical Society
1937
2 (1)
Branson Convention Center
200 Sycamore St, Branson 65616
(417) 336-5401 E (417) 243-7192 2,200 12 48,000 113,000 Yes
No
Connected covered parking garage &
hotel, walking distance to Branson
Landing & historic downtown Branson,
audio visual staff & decorator
Janet Peterson
Marc Mulherin City of Branson 2007
3 (2)
Chateau on the Lake Resort Spa & Convention Center
415 N State Hwy 265, Branson 65616
(417) 334-1161 E (417) 339-5566 2,000 16 31,700 43,500 Yes
No
A/V & production services with technical
support, trade show decorator & event
planners, destination management,
attached resort
Angela Davis
Stephen Marshall JD Holdings LLC1 1997
4 (3)
University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center
333 John Q Hammons Pkwy, Springfield 65806
(417) 864-7333 E (417) 831-5893 1,600 24 21,600 39,000 Yes
No
Banquet staff, A/V, lighting, dance floor,
staging, linen, china, glassware,
attached hotel & same management as
Springfield Expo Center
Sue Martin
Brent Parker JD Holdings LLC1 1982
5 (5)
Oasis Hotel & Convention Center
2546 N Glenstone Ave, Springfield 65803
(417) 866-5253 E (417) 866-5292 1,400 11 26,000 30,000 Yes
No
Permanent stage, A/V, lighting, sound,
dance floor
Natalie Alford
Missy Handyside Robert Low 1978
6 (6)
Shrine Mosque
601 St Louis St, Springfield 65806
(417) 869-9164 E (417) 863-7444 1,000 5 15,000 23,000 Yes
Yes
A/V, tables, chairs, dance floor, stage,
linens, cash bar, 3,200-seat auditorium
Denise Nathan
Rick Anderson
Shrine Building
Association 1923
7
MSU Plaster Student Union
901 S National Ave, Springfield 65897
(417) 836-5653 E (417) 836-6765 550 14 7,500 18,900 Yes
No
500-seat theater, staging, A/V,
technicians
Teri Trickey
Debbie Letterman
Missouri State
University 1951
As of Aug. 27, 2018. Ranked by the number of people accommodated for a sit-down meal, then by number of meeting rooms. The previous year's rankings are in parenthesis. Springfield Business Journal relies on the individual businesses to be truthful and
accurate in their representation of information listed. To be considered for future lists, email 1 JD Holdings LLC purchased these properties in 2018 during bankruptcy court proceedings related to the Revocable Trust of John Q.
Hammons; they are managed by subsidiary Atrium Hospitality LP.
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