Gainesville is unlikely to see a convention center development any time soon, after consultants discouraged the idea in a Thursday presentation to City Council. The contracted economic feasibility consultants said an already oversaturated market, weak occupancy levels and slow upticks in demand made construction of a publicly subsidized large-scale gathering place a bad idea. Linda Wilson, president of Key Advisors Inc., said the center was shooting for more than what Gainesville lends itself to, and risked operating on annual shortfalls.
Gainesville consultants say large convention center a bad idea
Hotel still a possibility for city
