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Mon., February 25, 2013 8:29am
A bridal expo Sunday was the debut show at the Augusta Convention Center, which hasn't even officially opened yet. The convention hall will celebrate its official grand opening next week on Thursday with a business expo sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce.
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Fri., November 9, 2012 3:03pm
Augusta’s new convention center now has the operating agreement it needs to start hosting events. Augusta-Richmond County Commissioners approved the contract Thursday night after nearly a month of contentious negotiations.
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Mon., November 5, 2012 4:45pm
A Friday meeting with several Augusta-Richmond County commissioners resulted in changes to the operating contract for the city’s new convention center. Now they’re waiting to see if the management company will agree to the modifications.
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Thu., November 1, 2012 3:39pm
Augusta’s new convention center is supposed to host its first event in January, but it made news this week when organizers pulled out because there’s no operating agreement for the center. Several Augusta-Richmond County commissioners will meet again Friday to try to hammer out an operating agreement for the city’s new convention center.
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Tue., October 30, 2012 10:00am
The Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police has canceled an upcoming convention it planned for a convention center nearing completion in Augusta amid questions about the facility's operating details.
