The project would include a new, 5,000-set auditorium.

"My best comparison is to the Gulf War," Eugene Dilbeck, president and CEO of the Colorado president of the Denver Metro Conventions & Visitors Bureau, tells GlobeSt.com. "When the war broke out, business travel ground to a halt for three or four months. I expect we'll see a decrease in travel in this country until people feel comfortable and secure in travel again. I don't know how long that will be. It will be up to the federal government."

Long-term, he says, he expects that business and convention travel will be a growth industry.

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