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Article: Funding for Salt Lake City convention center's expansion remains in question.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- August 13, 2004
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By Glen Warchol, The Salt Lake Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Aug. 13--Just 12 hours after winning the Outdoor Retailer show for the next five years, Salt Lake County officials Thursday offered details and floor plans of the Salt Palace expansion that made it possible.
But where the $52 million to pay for nearly doubling the convention space is going to come from remains hazy.
Salt Lake County Mayor Nancy Workman gushed about the twice-yearly retailer show's $150 million to $180 million five-year economic impact on the state. The convention, which showcases new recreational equipment, is Salt Lake's biggest convention client ...