Convention Center Not Up To Expectations

sbl_admin · 08-06-2007, 07:34 AM

The praise and promises that accompanied the January 2006 opening of the $100 million Shreveport Convention Center seemed a precursor to an economic boom.

joepole · 08-06-2007, 09:15 AM

When/why did everybody decide to just round up the price of the building to $100MM? The construction budget (with change orders and options) was around $75MM and land acquisition/demolition was around $5MM.

LateNight · 08-06-2007, 10:02 AM

20 million here, 20 million there, pretty soon it starts to add up to some real money.

Isaac-Saxxon · 08-06-2007, 10:09 AM

There is a easy fix ya know brother ! Tax that business man more on his property and that will fill the short fall. The city of Shreveport needs to try to sell that thing and get out of the business of hotels and take care of the problems in this town.

Keith Hightower left his mark on this city like a tom cat !

joepole · 08-06-2007, 10:22 AM

>The city of Shreveport needs to try to sell that thing and get out of the business of hotels and take care of the problems in this town.

That article is about the convention center, not the hotel.

Isaac-Saxxon · 08-07-2007, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by joepole

>The city of Shreveport needs to try to sell that thing and get out of the business of hotels and take care of the problems in this town.

That article is about the convention center, not the hotel.

Either way the city needs to take care of other things not a hotel or convention center.

rhertz · 08-06-2007, 03:18 PM

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Convention Center not meeting projections

It's probably the protein rendering smell that keeps people away.

08-06-2007, 07:34 AM	#1
sbl_admin Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 1,965 Rep Power: 260	Convention Center Not Up To Expectations The praise and promises that accompanied the January 2006 opening of the $100 million Shreveport Convention Center seemed a precursor to an economic boom.

08-06-2007, 10:09 AM	#4
Isaac-Saxxon SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,421 Rep Power: 318	There is a easy fix ya know brother ! Tax that business man more on his property and that will fill the short fall. The city of Shreveport needs to try to sell that thing and get out of the business of hotels and take care of the problems in this town. Keith Hightower left his mark on this city like a tom cat ! __________________ Maranatha Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

08-06-2007, 09:15 AM	#2
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 259	When/why did everybody decide to just round up the price of the building to $100MM? The construction budget (with change orders and options) was around $75MM and land acquisition/demolition was around $5MM.

08-06-2007, 10:02 AM	#3
LateNight SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,609 Rep Power: 268	20 million here, 20 million there, pretty soon it starts to add up to some real money.

08-06-2007, 10:22 AM	#5
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 259	>The city of Shreveport needs to try to sell that thing and get out of the business of hotels and take care of the problems in this town. That article is about the convention center, not the hotel.

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