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Article: Hotel Expansion Is Key in Oklahoma City's Move to Attract Events.
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- March 23, 2003
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By Paul Monies, The Daily Oklahoman Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Mar. 23--Downtown Oklahoma City is expected to have 1,200 hotel rooms in the next couple of years, reaching the "critical mass" necessary for attracting bigger conventions and more sporting events.
But will it be enough?
Some organizers scouting Oklahoma City for future events say it may be too early to tell.
Meanwhile, local sports and development officials contend the city is well positioned to be one of the cities bidding this summer for the Big 12 basketball tournament rotation -- joining Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Mo., or San Antonio as possible hosts ...