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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Mitchell
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Investigative Hearing - BCC + BACVA = Success in the Convention Industry
FOR the purpose of examining the efficacy of merging the Baltimore Convention Center (BCC) and the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association (BACVA) to make certain that the optimum amount of staff time and financial resources are committed to ensuring that the Baltimore Convention Center reaches its full potential as the premier convention facility in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
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In 2004, the Maryland Stadium Authority authorized the creation of a task force to evaluate the results of a study performed by its staff in conjunction with the staff of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, at the direction of the Maryland General Assembly. The study, done in consultation with the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, was intended to evaluate "how major metropolitan cities fund convention center operations and to outline business strategies necessary to increase utilization of the convention center."
It was found that, as is the case with convention centers in many metropolitan areas, the Baltimore Convention Center was built by the public sector for the purpose of generating economic development through the spending of convention, meeting, and trade show attendees in Baltimore hotels, restaurants, tourists attractions, art and cultural venues, retail ...
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