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Task force favors Orange County Convention Center expansion, four other proposals
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA task force created to recommend how Orange County should spend hundreds of millions in future...
Convention center lost $100 million over the last 4 years. Orange wants to expand again | Commentary
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLast week, a story in the Orlando Sentinel contained a financial figure that made my eyes pop. In a...
Orange County Convention Center expansion tops list of projects contending for $330M in funds
WFTV via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA task force convened for weeks, sorting through applications and trying to figure out what projects...
MegaCon Orlando supercharges Orange County Convention Center
WFTV via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe annual MegaCon Orlando convention is taking over the Orange County Convention Center this...
Orange tourist tax panelist quits, says ‘deck seems stacked’ for convention center expansion
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA former Orlando Sentinel columnist resigned from a mayoral advisory panel studying possible uses...
These 3 factors make Phoenix Convention Center one of the 10 best in the US
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Phoenix Convention Center was named one of the top 10 convention centers in the United States....
As a Southern California hotel workers' strike looms, Anime Expo attendees sound off
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoThe 2015 Anime Expo attracted large crowds to the Los Angeles Convention Center. This year's expo is...
Orange County’s hotel tax collections surge 29% in January
WFTV via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOrange County’s tourist development tax collections, also known as a resort tax, are surging...
Demings, commissioners vote to keep Orange County low-wage ‘Laborland’ | Commentary
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFor years, Orange County has had the lowest median wages of any major metro in America. We’re...
Tourism lobby tries to steamroll Orange County hotel tax group | Commentary
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 11 months agoI rarely recommend people watch government meetings — unless maybe they have insomnia or a fondness...