Downtown Dallas
Dallas City Council members took a break from fighting over budget cuts and how to provide property tax relief — and doled out up to $71 million for a project manager to redevelop the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas. Twenty-nine speakers signed up to support the council’s contract with Inspire Dallas LLC, which was…
Read MoreDowntown Dallas Inc. is on a mission to maintain an attractive business and entertainment district by empowering a “field operations team” to keep the city clean and safe. DDI President and CEO Jennifer Scripps announced DDI’s “Dedicated to Dallas” public awareness campaign at a June 7 press conference. “What makes downtown so vibrant is our…
Read MorePlans for the $3 billion reconstruction of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas are moving forward, with a project manager set to come on board next month. Director of Convention and Event Services Rosa Fleming updated members of the Dallas Convention Center Hotel Development Corp. during a board meeting Thursday morning, basically advising the…
Read MoreWhat do a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, the first Black mayor of Dallas, and a thriving downtown Dallas have in common? All were celebrated at Friday’s Downtown Dallas Inc.’s 65th annual meeting at Thompson Dallas. The city’s first Black mayor, Ron Kirk, stole the show and received a standing ovation as he accepted DDI’s Groundbreaker Award,…
Read MoreA $3 billion reconstruction of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas is on the horizon, and elected officials have a lot of unanswered questions. During a Feb. 7 joint meeting of the city’s Transportation and Infrastructure and Economic Development committees, the Dallas City Councilmember and voters who approved Proposition A in November got a…
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