Earlier this month, the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center celebrated the grand opening of its new, full-service The UPS Store location, becoming the first public entity in the country to own a franchise to operate a business center. As the fifth largest convention facility in the U.S., the convention center has had $49 billion in economic impact over its 25-year history.

The UPS Store will provide show management, attendees and exhibitors a full range of services under a nationally recognized brand that will be seamlessly integrated with the other services offered by the convention center.

Listen to Tim Hempfill, Vice President, Sales and Marketing of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, discuss convention attendance in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina as well as the initiatives the convention center has taken to draw organizations to hold their conventions in New Orleans.