Friday, May 31, 2013

SMG leads Comcast unit in race to run Philly's Pa. Convention Center

It's not a done deal, and the Pennsylvania Convention Center board's next formal meeting isn't until June 5, but members of the bipartisan "study group" of board members who have been reviewing proposals for private managers to take over the management of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, have told other board members they are leaning toward supporting SMG, the West Conshocken-based manager of the convention centers in Chicago, Detroit and other big cities, over rival Comcast Spectacor's Global Spectrum, which manages the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia and other sports and resort city facilities.
Three board members who attended Wednesday's meeting -- speaking privately because members had agreed not to comment to reporters -- stressed that the board is still collecting information before making a final decision.  Read more here…

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