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Council raises Civic Center concession minimum to $500,000; staff says facility limits revenue growth

5822717 · September 23, 2025
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The City Council approved a new concession contract for the Amarillo Civic Center that increases the guaranteed minimum payment from the vendor and discussed long-term subsidy and facility limitations that constrain greater revenue generation.

The Amarillo City Council on Sept. 23 approved a new concession revenue contract for the Civic Center that raises the guaranteed annual minimum payment to the facility from $400,000 to $500,000.

City staff said the contract increases the guaranteed floor for concession revenue by $100,000 annually but does not itself create significant new revenue unless the Civic Center’s physical infrastructure — notably a commercial kitchen and expanded catering spaces…

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