Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority

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exposition authority government agency municipal corporation

The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority is a municipal corporation in Chicago that owns and operates major lakefront convention and tourism facilities, including Navy Pier and McCormick Place.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Navy Pier Inc. 1
metropolitan exposition authority 1

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf exposition authority ⓘ
government agency ⓘ
municipal corporation ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
fieldOfWork convention center management ⓘ
economic development ⓘ
tourism promotion ⓘ
governs McCormick Place ⓘ
surface form: McCormick Place convention complex

Navy Pier ⓘ
surface form: Navy Pier complex
hasFacilityType convention center ⓘ
exhibition hall ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
hasNameAbbreviation MPEA ⓘ
headquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
industry convention and exhibition management ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
jurisdiction Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: City of Chicago

Illinois ⓘ
surface form: State of Illinois
legalForm municipal corporation ⓘ
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago

Cook County, Illinois ⓘ
surface form: Cook County

Illinois ⓘ
operates McCormick Place ⓘ
Navy Pier ⓘ
owns McCormick Place ⓘ
Navy Pier ⓘ
ownsFacilityOn Lake Michigan lakefront ⓘ
purpose own and operate lakefront convention facilities ⓘ
promote tourism in Chicago ⓘ
support conventions and trade shows ⓘ
regionServed Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MPEA → fullName → Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority ⓘ
Festival Hall → operatedBy → Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority ⓘ
this entity surface form: Navy Pier Inc.
McCormick Place → operator → Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority ⓘ
Navy Pier → ownedBy → Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority ⓘ
McCormick Place → owner → Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority ⓘ
MPEA → publicAgencyType → Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority ⓘ
this entity surface form: metropolitan exposition authority