{"id":3110,"date":"2025-10-14T19:35:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T19:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/3110\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T19:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T19:35:10","slug":"fitce-2025-to-mark-10th-anniversary-with-convention-center-expansion-grand-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/3110\/","title":{"rendered":"FITCE 2025 to mark 10th anniversary with Convention Center Expansion grand opening"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Florida International Trade and Cultural Expo (FITCE) is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in historic fashion, with the grand opening of the Greater Fort Lauderdale | Broward County Convention Center Expansion serving as the centerpiece of this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

The two-day expo, hosted by the County\u2019s Office of Economic and Small Business Development (OESBD), takes place on Wednesday, October 22, and Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n

OESBD has announced record-breaking community and business support for this milestone edition of FITCE \u2014 the highest in the event\u2019s history. The timing aligns perfectly with the debut of the newly expanded convention center, a project that symbolizes Broward County\u2019s ongoing economic growth and development.<\/p>\n

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The $1 billion expansion of the Broward County Convention Center and OMNI Hotel employed more than 70 local small businesses as subcontractors, reflecting the County\u2019s commitment to job creation and supporting local enterprises.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ability to showcase the Convention Center Expansion during FITCE will allow Broward County to deliver economic development with a dash of history as it recognizes an important FITCE anniversary while inaugurating such a transformational project,\u201d the County said in a statement. \u201cThe expansion project provides new opportunities and job creation, adding to residents\u2019 quality of life and enhancing the County\u2019s economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

OESBD Director Maribel Feliciano emphasized the importance of community collaboration in making this year\u2019s celebration possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur community partners and sponsors are fundamentally important to FITCE. We appreciate their support and contributions to the success of this Expo especially during our 10th Anniversary year,\u201d Feliciano said. \u201cFITCE will be the first event to unveil the Convention Center Expansion and will create a historic moment and beautiful backdrop to showcase Broward County as we welcome and engage attendees from around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

FITCE 2025 will highlight the themes of Government Procurement and Artificial Intelligence (AI), continuing its tradition of promoting international trade, business connections, and innovation. Each year, the Expo attracts more than 2,000 attendees \u2014 including international heads of state, government officials, and delegations from over 70 countries.<\/p>\n

Sponsors and Partners<\/p>\n

Signature Sponsor: Broward County Cultural Division<\/p>\n

World Sponsors: Broward County Port Everglades, Broward County Aviation Department, City of Miramar<\/p>\n

World Expo Marketplace Pavilion Sponsors: North American Economic Herald Media Group (Asian Pavilion) and SEM Radio (Caribbean Pavilion)<\/p>\n

A full list of sponsors, exhibitors, and event activities \u2014 along with confirmed dignitaries and the updated agenda \u2014 is available at FITCExpo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Florida International Trade and Cultural Expo (FITCE) is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in historic fashion,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3111,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[589,249,251,250],"class_list":["post-3110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-featured","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}