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Convention center expansion prompts increased visitor‑economy spending in 2026 budget; council advances proposals
Summary
The Convention & Visitors Commission presented a 2026 request to support marketing, sales staff, and operations ahead of the convention center expansion; council advanced the operating and capital improvement requests and discussed ARPA support for repairs such as a $60,000 escalator repair.
Leaders of the Convention & Visitors Commission and Visit Bloomington presented the organization’s 2026 requests Aug. 27, outlining spending to prepare sales, marketing and operations for the Bloomington Convention Center expansion and to support tourism infrastructure.
Mike Campbell, commission president, and Visit Bloomington executive director Mike McAfee told council that 2024 was the third consecutive record year for innkeeper’s tax collections and that the commission is using that revenue to support both the ongoing…
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