Highland Elementary Student Inspires New Menu Item at the Owensboro Convention Center

Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center is excited to share a tasty new food item on the menu at the Artisan Café by Kentucky Legend® beginning on Monday, May 20! In March, Spectra’s General Manager, Laura Alexander again participated in Highland Elementary School’s Leaders in the Workplace Day where students were asked to come up with ideas for the new…

Owensboro Convention Center Honored with Facilities and Destinations Prime Site Award for the Fifth Time

Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center is excited to announce they have received the 2019 Facilities and Destinations Prime Site Award.  These awards are given to the top convention and exposition centers in the United States. Facilities and Destinations is a quarterly trade publication for the meetings and events industry, and voting for the Prime Site Awards is done primarily…

Spectra Announces New Hire and Promotions for the Owensboro Convention Center

Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center is pleased to announce two promotions and welcome a new member to their Owensboro team. Michelle Pessia has been promoted to Sous Chef.  She graduated in 2011 from the Culinary Program at OCTC, and began working as the Kitchen Supervisor with Spectra in 2017.  Michelle has assisted in many sizable events, such as the…

Kentucky Legend® Spring Cleaning Clothing Drive to be Held at the Owensboro Convention Center

Make a donation and help someone in need at the same time. Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center, are proud to partner with Kentucky Legend® for the Spring Cleaning Clothing Drive. Beginning today through Friday, March 29, bring any gently worn clothing, shoes, or accessories in newborn to adult sizes to the Owensboro Convention Center.  Donation boxes will be set…

The Owensboro Convention Center Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary!

Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center, is excited to celebrate our official 5th Year Anniversary today! The venue opened its doors on January 31, 2014 with a Grand Opening Gala that included performances by the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra Second Street Big Band, the Jimmy Church Band, artist Aaron Kizer, and headlined with a concert by CMA Award winning country star,…

The Owensboro Convention Center Prepares to Celebrate its 5 Year Anniversary with the Big Ticket Giveaway!

              Owensboro, KY (January 14, 2019)  Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center, is preparing to celebrate our official 5th Year Anniversary later this month.  The venue opened on January 31, 2014 and has seen just under 590,000 visitors come through the doors since then. For the 5 year celebration, we are looking to award one…

Owensboro Convention Center Again Honored with ConventionSouth’s Readers’ Choice Award

Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center, and the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau are excited to announce that they have each received the 2018 Readers’ Choice Award from ConventionSouth, the national multi-media resource for planning events in the South. “ConventionSouth readers and fans have voted to decide the best meeting sites in the South, and it is no surprise to us that the…

Spectra Announces New Hire and Promotions for the Owensboro Convention Center and Owensboro Sportscenter

Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center and the Owensboro Sportscenter is pleased to announce some promotions and welcome a new member to their Owensboro team. Jessica Wilson Beckmann is now the Director of the Owensboro Sportscenter.  She was born and raised in Owensboro, Kentucky, a graduate of Daviess County High School (2005), and a KWC Lady Panther Basketball Alumni (2005-2007).…

Spectra Announces New Hire and Promotions for the Owensboro Convention Center and Owensboro Sportscenter

Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center and the Owensboro Sportscenter is pleased to announce some promotions and welcome a new member to their Owensboro team. Executive Chef Matthew Dewalt joins the Owensboro team from another Spectra Venue, Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, PA.  A graduate of the Pennsylvania Institute of Culinary Arts in Pittsburgh, PA, he has over 18 years…

Spectra Promotes Laura Alexander to General Manager

                Owensboro, KY (July 20, 2018) – Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center and the Owensboro Sportscenter is pleased to announce the promotion of Laura Alexander to the position of General Manager. Alexander, a graduate of Western Kentucky University, started her career with Spectra as Director of Sales and Marketing in 2012 at the…