{"id":1007,"date":"2026-06-03T18:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1007"},"modified":"2026-06-03T18:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:40:14","slug":"salt-palace-to-fully-close-for-3-years-when-redevelopment-begins-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1007","title":{"rendered":"Salt Palace to fully close for 3 years when redevelopment begins in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A completely redesigned Salt Palace Convention Center could drastically improve Utah\u2019s capital city\u2019s position in bringing in major conventions, but its redevelopment will likely cause many economic headaches first.<\/p>\n

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Salt Lake County leaders now plan to fully close the convention center beginning in fall 2027, KSL has learned, as work begins on a major renovation and redesign project. It\u2019s expected to remain closed for three years, coinciding with the creation of a new large sports and entertainment district downtown.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we want to do is set up downtown and the sports entertainment culture and convention district for long-term success,\u201d said Arlyn Bradshaw, Salt Lake County associate deputy mayor and executive director of visitor and convention services. \u201cWhat this is going to allow us to do is ensure that the Salt Palace remains a top-tier convention destination in the country and ensures that our partners in the business community are well supported into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Salt Palace hosts close to 200 conventions every year, including FanX and the USA Volleyball Qualifier Showcase, each of which brings tens of thousands of visitors to the downtown area every year.<\/p>\n

Salt Lake County tourism generated $4.1 billion in visitor spending and directly supported nearly 30,000 jobs in 2024, according to the University of Utah\u2019s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. That\u2019s one-third of the statewide visitor economy. County officials say the Salt Palace is a \u201ckey driver\u201d within those numbers, generating approximately $100 million in tax revenue annually.<\/p>\n

Yet, the convention center is part of a major redevelopment for the new downtown district, which was proposed and finalized over the past two years as Utah welcomed an NHL team.<\/p>\n

Salt Lake County is slated to close on its $55.4 million sale of the western edge of the Salt Palace to Smith Entertainment Group, owner of the Utah Jazz and Mammoth, early next year. That will set up a major reconstruction of the blocks directly east of the Delta Center, which is currently undergoing a multiyear renovation process.<\/p>\n

The Delta Center renovation is scheduled to be completed in time for the Jazz and Mammoth\u2019s 2027-2028 seasons, which is when construction will shift to the Salt Palace and a $1.8 billion vision around it.<\/p>\n

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