The board won’t be clued in until the time comes to sign the closing documents, which isn’t expected to happen until June.
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Convention Center again defers vote on master architect over lack of inclusion of minority businesses
While the vote was for a single contract, the debate broadened to how the Convention Center approached minority-business participation in general.
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Convention Center general manager, Michael Sawaya, sued for violation of public records law
“The public records law means what it says — if the people want to review records of government spending or how decisions are made in positions of public trust those records have to be turned over in a timely fashion,” Scott Sternberg, McKay’s attorney, said.
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‘It will be a mess:’ Traffic headaches from Convention Center Blvd. not expected to go away when construction ends
A plan from three years ago to fix the increased traffic from the lane reduction on Convention Center Boulevard has gone nowhere.
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Convention Center approves 2020 spending plan, defers vote on major architectural contract
Populous contract vote delayed following board member questions on legality.
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At meeting this week, more details emerge on new convention center hotel deal
The overall price tag for the 1200-room hotel is up nearly $30 million.
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Convention center board rejects contract for fence made by prison labor, but it might go forward anyway
The contract was for an iron fence that’s already been built. The convention center’s general counsel said at this point, the board either has to buy it or “bear the consequences for breaching the contract.”
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RTA, Convention Center brace for potential legal battle over tens of millions in hotel taxes
New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corp. may also face legal dispute with Convention Center.
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Council committee backs RTA decision to stop tourism industry revenue sharing
Council resolution calls for return of $32 million the convention center has collected from the transit agency.
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City councilwoman wants to shift tourism funding to public transportation
A nearly 20-year-old agreement, resulting from a lawsuit, means that the RTA shares about half of its hotel taxes with tourism interests. Councilwoman Kristin Palmer wants all that money going to public transit.