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Convention Center

Wilmington ballpark plan could mean tax hike

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video City Council will consider negotiating with Mandalay Baseball Properties and the Atlanta Braves to explore a public/private partnership. That could mean an increase in taxes. Full story...
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Owner pays to clean-up lot near Convention Center

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The City of Wilmington is off the hook for the clean up cost of a downtown property near the Convention Center. Full story...
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Wilmington City Council selects company for Convention Center hotel.

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The Wilmington City Council tonight selected Harmony Hospitality to buil the long awaited Convention Center hotel. Plans call for a Sheraton. Full story...
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Wilmington leaders meet to discuss possible downtown improvements

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videoHow can downtown Wilmington become a benchmark city? That was a question that was kicked around today at a state of downtown panel discussion. Full story...
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ONLY ON 3: Owner wants to bring hotel ships to Wilmington

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video The Convention Center has brought folks to Wilmington, but is it enough? Some folks say the lack of lodging is keeping them from choosing the Cape Fear facility. One man says he has a solution. Full story...
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Wilmington Convention Center becoming a success

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videoBefore it opened last fall a lot of people in town thought the Wilmington Convention Center would be a waste of money. Instead the center has been quite the opposite. Full story...
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UNCW hosts geologists meeting

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UNCW is hosting the southeastern section of the Geological Society of America annual meeting at the Wilmington Convention Center. It was a nice day, so earth scientists headed outside to enjoy some hospitality. Full story...
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Wilmington City Council recruiting for a convention center hotel... again

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This week, the city issued a new call for privately-funded hotel proposals for the downtown Convention Center. The proposal deadline is April 11 and stipulates that interested developers provide plans for a high-end hotel with a minimum of 200 rooms. Full story...
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Downtown Convention Center is open

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More than 100,000 square feet, the facility is one of the largest of its kind on the North Carolina coast. Full story...
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New Convention Center Hotel in jeopardy

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The City of Wilmington has received word that the latest potential developer for a convention center hotel is being stymied from making a deal by the nation’s economic downturn. Full story...
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Business owners learn about Convention Center jobs

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Another step closer to getting Wilmington's Convention Center up and running means more jobs. Full story...
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Another delay in Convention Center hotel deal

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The Wilmington Convention Center is slated to open this fall, but a plan to build a hotel next door is still up in the air. Full story...
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City Council looking for the perfect hotel

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videoFrom Carolina Beach, to the Wilmington Riverfront, city council took the day to tour some hotels in our area. Council hopes Friday's tour will help them make an educated decision when it comes to designing a hotel to be built next to the convention center. Full story...
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Council discusses new options on convention center hotel

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videoConstruction on the Wilmington convention center continues to move along, but there are still no plans for a neighboring hotel. Full story...
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Council votes Hotel Indigo out, search to start over

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videoWilmington's city council is back to square one, looking for a hotel developer to build next to the new convention center after they voted last night to terminate the city's contract with Wilmington River Group. Full story...
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