ANDMORE dedicates Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas to Bob Maricich

To recognize the impact of ANDMORE’s founding CEO and chairman Bob Maricich on the city of Las Vegas and the home furnishings, gift and apparel industries, ANDMORE and the city of Las Vegas have officially dedicated the Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas to Maricich and proclaimed Jan. 25 as “Robert (Bob) J. Maricich Day.”

ANDMORE celebrated the contributions that Maricich made to the industry at a private ceremony preceding the Winter 2025 Las Vegas Market. Many community leaders who were influential in the Expo project attended the event, including Nevada Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony and leaders of the city of Las Vegas — Councilwoman Victoria Seaman, former Mayor Carolyn Goodman, former Mayor Oscar Goodman, former Councilman Cedric Crear and former Deputy Director of Economic and Urban Development Bill Arent.

“Bob Maricich is a remarkable leader with a tremendous community impact,” says Jon Pertchik, ANDMORE CEO. “When he stepped down from his role as CEO of ANDMORE last spring, the decision was quickly made that we needed a permanent way to recognize his legacy. The Expo represents the vision and passion that he has for our industry and the downtown Las Vegas community.”

The declaration of the Expo celebrates a highlight on Maricich’s career, who recognized several years ago that the city of Las Vegas needed an updated exhibition space to drive economic development and offer opportunities for community gatherings. In 2021 with support from Blackstone and the city of Las Vegas, he helped to open the facility. The Expo is projected to create hundreds of millions of dollars in economic impact for the city of Las Vegas from visitor spending to salaries and wages. The facility has allowed ANDMORE to improve its buyer experience with a reimagined presentation of its Las Vegas Market with continuous flow between temporary exhibits and showrooms, as well as the launch of two new trade shows: Las Vegas Apparel and Formal Markets Las Vegas.

The Expo is a 315,000-square-foot exhibition space in downtown Las Vegas, featuring sizable exhibit space (divisible into two halls that can accommodate up to 1,000 trade show booths), an expansive lobby and registration area, on-site shuttle bus depot, attached parking garage and permanent food service areas. It is a gateway to the World Market Center Las Vegas campus with a connection to Building C and access to the Courtyard.

According to ANDMORE, Seaman read the official proclamation creating Jan. 25 as “Robert (Bob) J. Maricich Day” on behalf of Mayor Shelley Berkley and the Las Vegas City Council. Pertchik unveiled a plaque affixed to the wall of the Expo, highlighting Maricich’s work to bring the project to fruition.