Shreveport, LA: How Much Can a Convention Center Do?

"The Convention Center and its adjoining 12-story hotel are Shreveport's latest -- and largest -- attempts to brand itself as a premier regional convention and tourism hub. Since voters approved funding for the Convention Center in 1999, Mayor Keith Hightower has zealously defended the $150 million project as a vital economic cog." Read more here.

Don's Take: Be cautious in what you expect from the convention business to do for your community. It can be important, but I would urge reason in setting expectations.