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Article: Tourism industry awaits Convention Center finish. (Los Angeles Convention Center)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
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- September 3, 1990
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Tourism industry awaits Convention Center Finish
Construction has finally begun on the long overdue los Angeles Convention Center's expansion, but tourism industry officials said the city still needs a major hotel adjacent to the center and more downtown hotel rooms to lure more conventions.
Earlier this month, the first shipment of 167 tons of steel was delivered to the construction project, which is slated for completion in late summer of 1993. The steel's arrival represented a significant step in the expansion of the Convention Center, which is two years behind schedule and tens of millions of dollars over original costs estimates, according to Los ...