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Friday, October 24, 2008

Dallas convention center hotel in the works

from the Dallas Morning News (10/22):

Dallas City Council approves pre-design work for convention center hotel
08:48 PM CDT on Wednesday, October 22, 2008
By DAVE LEVINTHAL and RUDOLPH BUSH / The Dallas Morning News

"Dallas City Council members on Wednesday approved paying construction firm Matthews Southwest $4 million for pre-design work on a publicly owned Dallas Convention Center hotel.

The action was a minor step in City Hall's effort to construct the estimated $500 million-plus development, funded primarily by revenue bonds, that officials consider crucial to Dallas' economic health. Nonetheless, dozens of hotel supporters and opponents used the agenda item as a platform to air their broader concerns or superlatives." ...

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