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Some of you are tired of hearing this, but Cleveland doesn�t have a convention center. It needs one to help restore life to its downtown. Detroit, which at least has a functioning convention center, isn�t content with what it has. Leaders there have proposed a sales tax hike to raise $1.3 billion for two convention centers. I�m sure Cleveland�s hotels, restaurants and visitor-dependent businesses would be thrilled to have just one. Cleveland isn�t alone in trying to restructure its business groups to more effectively stimulate economic growth. Baltimore�s business group has a new name � Economic Alliance of Baltimore � and a very young, age 31, new leader.

I, for one, am sick of all the whining about a convention center. Why doesn't someone just build the damn thing already? If the hotels, restaurants and visitor-dependent businesses will benefit, they should be the ones to make it happen, right? Or is it because they're not convinced that it will restore life to Cleveland's downtown? If it's such a great idea, why is Chris Thompson the only one championing it? Whoa. A 31-year old leader? What are they thinking?