convention center
noun
: a building or set of buildings designed to hold many people and used for meetings
The conference was held at the new convention center.
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In addition to higher construction costs, the convention center expansion is hamstrung by the city’s lack of control over a key waterfront parcel that would be needed to complete the project.
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
City officials say the land is critical for the new downtown convention center, which has to accommodate Texas Department of Transportation’s Interstate 30 widening project and avoid building over nearby Union Pacific Railroad tracks.
—Everton Bailey Jr, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
At the Indiana Statehouse, located just across the street from the convention center where Poles and head coach Ben Johnson were meeting with reporters at the NFL Combine, local legislators were also dreaming about a bright future with the Bears.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
In addition, there's ongoing construction of retail and restaurant spaces, discussion with possible developers for a hotel and convention center, and designs underway for a senior living area, said Alex Tynberg, founder of Northline Development Co.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
City officials say the land is critical for the new downtown convention center, which has to accommodate Texas Department of Transportation’s Interstate 30 widening project and avoid building over nearby Union Pacific Railroad tracks.
—Everton Bailey Jr, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
At the Indiana Statehouse, located just across the street from the convention center where Poles and head coach Ben Johnson were meeting with reporters at the NFL Combine, local legislators were also dreaming about a bright future with the Bears.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
In addition, there's ongoing construction of retail and restaurant spaces, discussion with possible developers for a hotel and convention center, and designs underway for a senior living area, said Alex Tynberg, founder of Northline Development Co.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Convention center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convention%20center. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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