What took so long to get a convention center in Palm Beach County?
Market research to properly develop, design and build a convention center can sometimes take years. Selecting the appropriate site and negotiating the right terms for the land is also very critical to the success of a convention center and takes a great deal of time and effort. Also there were financial considerations such as state legislative action which took over 2 years and was necessary to ensure bed tax dollars instead of ad valorem taxes would back the necessary bonding to finance the convention center and protect against any deficiency of revenues.
