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More construction contracts awarded for Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center redevelopment
The billion-dollar overhaul of Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center is gaining momentum, as city leaders award more ...
MomoCon breaks attendance record, donates $12,500 to Johnson STEM Activity Center
Each year the convention picks a charity to help and announced that it was donating $12,500 to the Johnson STEM Activity ...
First look: Newly revealed convention center is a gamble for downtown Dallas
Architecture critic Mark Lamster on why the swishy, $3 billion colossus is a roll of the dice on civic transformation.
Dallas seeks $1B bridge loan for convention center redevelopment as design plans unveiled
Dallas city staff has proposed taking out a $1 billion bridge loan with JPMorgan Chase to kickstart the first phase of the ...
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Duke Energy Convention Center lit to remember fallen deputy Larry Henderson
The “Cincinnati” lights on the Duke Energy Convention Center are paying tribute to fallen Hamilton County deputy Larry Henderson.Henderson was working a traffic detail for the University of ...
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Convention City: Convention Center's growth vaults Indy into upper tier
Drawing everyone from costume-clad Gen Con fans to NRA gun enthusiasts, Indy has grown into a major convention city in the three years since the expansion of the Indiana Convention Center.
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'We simply can't afford it': Nonprofits want break on fees at Orange County Convention Center
SPACEX PAID FOR WITH PUBLIC MONEY. YES, SINCE THE ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER OPENED IN 1983, IT’S COST NEARLY $3 BILLION. MANY DON’T REALIZE THE CENTER RUNS AT A DEFICIT, SO IT GETS A ...
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City paying $4.8M for buildings to expand Downtown convention center
El Paso buying former children's museum site to expand Downtown convention center. Funding for the $4.8 million acquisition coming from city's hotel tax fund. Owners for years tried selling the ...
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Convention Center goes green: How New Orleans' event space transformed for sustainability's sake
Morial Convention Center looks like an industrial loading dock fitting for a facility that dates back to the 1980s. But the building's color-coded recycling system tells a different story ...
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Austin Convention Center launches 'UnconventionalATX' project
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin city leaders have launched a new redevelopment project for the Austin Convention Center. "UnconventionalATX" is poised to transform the current Austin Convention Center ...
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Construction officially starts on new Austin Convention Center
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Just weeks after South by Southwest ended, construction has already begun on the new Austin Convention Center. Austin leaders hosted an official event Thursday. “Today is the ...
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Washburne-owned land still critical to convention center overhaul
Dallas officials are reaffirming their commitment to a convention center design that incorporates the former Dallas Morning News building, a property owned by developer Ray Washburne that’s ...