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Officials Push for New Convention Center

DETROIT-Sources tell GlobeSt.com that Mayor Kilpatrick will propose a $1.3 billion convention center for the city during a January 9 luncheon. The new facility would feature more than 1 million sf of main floor convention space.

By Dan Heaton | Updated on December 19, 2003

DETROIT-A billion-dollar question is hanging in the air in Detroit–how to pay for a new convention center in the city.

Local tourism and convention officials, along with the Detroit Auto Dealers Association, which sponsors the North American International Auto Show, are pushing for a new convention center in the city.

A source close to the negotiations told GlobeSt.com that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick favors a plan to build a new center that would feature 1 million to 1.5 million sf of convention space on the main floor. The possible price tag could be as much as $1.3 billion to pay for the 60 or so acres that would be needed for a new location and construction of the facility.

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