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DeVos Place Convention Center is the largest single-site project in the history of Grand Rapids, the DeVos Place Convention Center is over one million square feet, including a 40,000 square foot ballroom with seating capacity of 4,000 for dinner. The main exhibition hall is large enough to hold three football fields. Feyen Zylstra partnered with two other area contractors to complete this project. The team worked closely with Progressive AE for design recommendations, budgeting and value engineering. A tight site and schedule with an absolute completion deadline are just a few of the challenges faced. Extensive pre-planning was required to meet these challenges.