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Chesapeake, Va., Conference Center Seeks to Attract Visitors from Afar.
The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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September 24, 2002
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Byline: Doug Beizer
Sep. 24--CHESAPEAKE, Va.--When the Chesapeake Conference Center opened its doors five years ago, city leaders hoped it would attract out-of-town visitors and help fill city coffers with related tax revenue.
The center has been successful, officials say, but they would still like to see more out-of-region groups choose Chesapeake as a place to meet. In July, city leaders created the Division of Conventions and Tourism to market Chesapeake to meeting planners throughout Virginia and beyond.
More tourists mean more money for the ...
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LODGING, EATING: ALL SET FOR CONFERENCE CENTER.(CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER)
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LAND FOR CHESAPEAKE CONFERENCE CENTER PRICE IN LINE WITH OTHER PARCELS.(LOCAL)
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; ...STAFF WRITER CHESAPEAKE -- The price...a planned conference center is comparable...opponents of the conference center proposal...the role of Chesapeake-based Armada...questioned the Chesapeake conference center deal initially...
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CONFERENCE CENTER FEEDS FRUSTRATION MANY IN CHESAPEAKE SAY SCHOOLS, OTHER NEEDS SHOULD HAVE COME FIRST.(FRONT)
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; ...jewel of a conference center shine and prosper...supporting his Chesapeake peers in their...Mahal - the conference center stands in stark...Hall, the conference center, and many...just a sign of Chesapeake's emergence...
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CONFERENCE CENTER TURNS A PROFIT DECISION TO BUY $9 MILLION CENTER PAYS OFF IN SAVINGS FOR CHESAPEAKE.(LOCAL)
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CHESAPEAKE CONFERENCE CENTER REFINANCE NOW.(LOCAL)(Editorial)
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