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Convention center needed.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 29-MAY-03 		Format: Online - approximately 757 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Convention center needed.(Columns)(Column)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Bob Zagorin and Gary Feldman For The Register-Guard

The visitor Industry can help lead Lane County out of its recession, but not without a new level of public and private cooperation and investment. We need leaders who can work together for the benefit of our entire region.

Almost 20 years ago, then-Gov. Neil Goldschmidt's "regional strategies" initiative forced local officials to prioritize development plans to gain state support. The idea was to concentrate resources rather than spread scarce funds among competing local interests. The Portland area galvanized around a plan to develop its visitor industry; the result was the Oregon Convention Center and later upgrades. Looking back, this has been a...

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