Tundra Lodge Resort to add conference center

The Tundra Lodge Resort in Green Bay will begin construction of a $2.3 million conference center this month.

The Northwoods-themed Tundra Lodge Resort, which was purchased by Bays Hospitality in December 2007, expects to open the 23,000-square-foot conference center in October.

The resort currently has meeting spaces that can accommodate gatherings of up to 200, but has had to turn away larger groups.

“The Tundra Lodge is already a full service hotel,” said Matthew Foley, Tundra Lodge’s director of Operations. “The addition of the conference center is the next logical step.”

“We will be building the conference center to meet IACC standards which will make it one of only three hotels in the state to meet their Universal Criteria standards,” said owner John Bays. “This will allow the resort to bring conferences to Green Bay that would not have typically come to this area without this type of facility.”

The conference center, which will be attached to the 162-room resort, will include wireless Internet access and state-of-the-art audiovisual technology. The two-story center can be broken down into 16 different combinations and will also feature two executive boardrooms. Full-service banquet facilities will be also be available.

The property has been undergoing a major renovation program in recent months including an all new mattress and bedding program in all the guest rooms and also 37-inch LCD TVs in all the suites and free high speed internet through out the entire resort. Capital improvements in new equipment and services have also been made in the Waterpark and Arcade areas of the Resort.

The Tundra Lodge recently renovated its full service restaurant, Caribou, which offers a new open concept kitchen and more extensive menu. The restaurant reopened to the public May 8.

This urban Resort & Conference Center also features a full state-of-the-art 30,000-square-foot indoor water park.

Corrigan’s Custom Built Structures of De Pere designed the new conference facility and will be the General Contractor for the project.