Nick Reed 03.18.26 - Mark Hecquet With Visit Springfield On The Convention Center

Hour 3 -

Good Wednesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

• Mark Hecquet with Visit Springfield joins Nick this morning to talk about the convention center.
• Mark is originally from London. He's lived in the states for 35 years now. He talks about the top tourism in and around Springfield.
• Mark believes that a convention center will strengthen our tourism and allow us to compete with Branson. He says that groups have been inquiring about coming to this part of the country, but we don't have the space.
• There will be a presentation on March 19th at 4 PM at the Discovery Center on what the convention center will look like.
• Nick goes over funding concerns and maintenance.

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