Earlier, the city tried to find a developer willing to remove and rebuild Currigan Hall, where small meetings and groups once were held, but no company could make the numbers pencil out.

The first phase of the demolition will be dismantling the Currigan Hall walkway bridge.

Voters in 1999 approved a $268-million bond issue to expand the convention center.

The new addition will add about 1.4 million sf of new space, as well as a new 1,000-space parking garage and a 5,000-fixed seat lecture hall. A new 50,000-sf ballroom will be added to the lower level.

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