Convention Center

From 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...

Construction on the Wilmington convention center continues to move along, but there are still no plans for a neighboring hotel. Full story...

Wilmington'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...

The City of Wilmington may be looking for a new developer to build the convention center hotel. Wilmington River Group, the developer of choice, had until Friday to come up with a one million dollar line of credit ensuring they could complete Hotel Indigo. Full story...

The Wilmington convention center project is making progress, but the hotel portion has hit yet another snag. The developer again failed to meet a deadline Tuesday to provide the city with a letter of credit. For the sixth time, the city granted an extension Tuesday night. Full story...

There still is no word as to what kind of hotel will be built next to the convention center. The Wilmington River Group had until Tuesday to provide a million dollars in financial security in the form of a bond or letter of credit. Full story...

There is a wrinkle in the plan surrounding a hotel that will be built in conjunction with the new Wilmington Convention Center. Hotel Indigo was supposed to be Wilmington’s first boutique hotel, but the city wants to make sure they are the right fit. Full story...

The new convention center is a step closer to booking its first event. The first organization interested in utilizing the convention center checked it out Thursday morning. Full story...

Covention center construction bids came in under budget, leaving City Council with 5 million dollars to play with. As a result, the convention center will be bigger, and be made with sustainable building materials. Full story...

It's not business as usual at area hotels. Companies are cutting their budgets left and right, and one of the first things to go is non-essential travel. Full story...

There's a lot of change happening on downtown Wilmington's north side, including the multi-million dollar convention center. City officials say the project is on target to meet its 2010 completion date, but it won't be the only new addition to Wilmington's north side. Full story...

Starting Thursday a portion of Nutt Street in downtown Wilmington will be closing to accommodate construction of the convention center. Full story...

Work on Wilmington's convention center is moving forward. Full story...

Wilmington city council voted last night and the convention center now has a construction company heading the project. Full story...

The low bidder actually came in $3 million under the city's estimate. However, it's the same company that built New Hanover County's new jail, which ended up over-budget and took nearly a year and a half more than originally scheduled. Full story...