County board OKs location for downtown Lincoln convention center

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Lancaster County Board gave the green light on Tuesday to the downtown Lincoln convention center.

The board approved the selection of the Garfield site at 13th and M streets for the facility.

The convention center will be built on the block south of the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel.

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The county board also agreed to submit an application to the state for the use of a tax turnback to finance the project.

Under that system, a certain percentage of state sales tax revenue collected by nearby businesses is set aside to help pay for a development.

The board said the convention center would generate an estimated $18.5 million in annual economic output.

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