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An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly constructed location or the start of an event. [1] Opening ceremonies at significant events such as the Olympic Games , FIFA World Cup , and the Rugby World Cup might involve thousands of participants and be watched worldwide.
The center was formally inaugurated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Brooks AFB Hangar 9 on 3 November 1991. It originally consisted of four major elements: the Environmental Services Office, the Construction Management Office, the Design Group, and three Regional Compliance Offices (later renamed Regional Environmental Offices).
Two weeks before the scheduled opening, an editorial in the Akron Beacon Journal lambasted the ribbon-cutting, calling the ceremony a mere "photo op", and questioning why a finished project should sit unused for 31 days. On February 21, the government of Stow, which had been responsible for holding the ceremony, announced the interchange would ...
Groundbreaking ceremony for Hunts Point Cooperative Market in New York City, 1962. Groundbreaking, also known as cutting, sod-cutting, turning the first sod, turf-cutting, or a sod-turning ceremony, is a traditional ceremony in many cultures that celebrates the first day of construction for a building or other project.
As reported by Government Security News, the laboratory celebrated its re-location on February 27, 2013 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. More than one hundred representatives from the laboratory, the Department of Homeland Security, the New York Police and Fire departments, various technology labs, and longtime friends attended the ceremony.
[46] [47] [13] The opening of the Javits Center was accompanied by a five-minute ribbon-cutting ceremony. The first exhibitions to be hosted at the Javits Center were the International Fur Fair and an Art Expo of "emerging younger artists". [48]
At a ribbon cutting ceremony held on August 28, 2017, in anticipation of the completion of construction, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval bestowed the honorary name of "Infinity Highway" upon USA Parkway. [28] The extension opened for access on September 8, 2017, on budget and three months ahead of schedule. [29]
With Blacksburg, Christiansburg and Montgomery County all contributing additional funding, construction of the second phase was completed in late 1998, with the ribbon-cutting ceremony occurring on December 1, 1998. [8] The completed trail cost $1.4 million, with federal transportation grants covering about $690,000 of the total cost. [8]