Developers oppose vote on Downtown hotel deal  

A city vote would delay the planned downtown convention hotel and endanger the entire project, developers told the city council Thursday. The business session briefed nine new council members who were not part of a July vote approving the $311 ...

Council approves convention hotel

The city council has approved a plan for building a $311 million downtown convention hotel. The vote on Thursday was unanimous for the 800-room Hyatt Hotel that is to be completed by 2018. One by one, council members spoke in favor of what ...

Downtown hotel project advances

A city council committee on Wednesday approved a deal for a $311 million downtown convention center hotel. The current full city council, in its last day of action, is expected to approve the deal today. Nine new city council members start Aug. ...

Convention bookings lukewarm, but tourists hot on the city

The lack of a large downtown convention hotel continues to hurt the city but its convention bookings are projected to improve, officials reported today. They project conventions will book 342,000 area hotel rooms this year, up 37,000 from last ...