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Article: Albany convention center a huge waste that won't draw groups to area.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- November 25, 2007
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The $325 million proposed convention center in Albany ("$300M gamble," Nov. 18 Perspective) is a terrible idea. Proponents wrongly assume construction of a world-class convention center will cause groups otherwise uninterested in Albany to hold their conventions here.
The lack of top-quality convention center exhibition space is likely one factor why certain conventions skip Albany. A more significant reason why Albany is passed over, and why Albany probably does not even make the short list for most major conventions, is because it is not a resort area or a vacation hot spot. Even with a state-of-the-art $325 million convention center, Albany will not attract a ...