Duke Energy Convention Center

Cincinnati will spend $3 million to purchase the now-empty location of the former Saks Fifth Avenue Downtown. The department store permanently closed at the end of last year.

The Hamilton County Convention Facilities Authority on Friday heard about four developers with proposals for a new convention hotel, plus a $200 million idea to renovate the convention center itself.

Plus, four developers have ideas for building a $500-million convention hotel to replace the Millennium.

3CDC this week unveiled initial plans for a convention center district in Cincinnati. The plans include redesigning the Duke Energy Convention Center and building a new 800-room hotel to replace the now-demolished Millennium.

3CDC President Steve Leeper told Hamilton County commissioners he hopes to select a developer by the end of the year with construction starting by the first half of 2023.

A roadmap for developing a "convention center district" in downtown Cincinnati passed easily through council Wednesday, but Hamilton County Commissioners were divided on the issue Thursday.

Cincinnati and Hamilton County officials want to create a full "convention district" Downtown with redevelopment of the Duke Energy Convention Center and surrounding properties, including a replacement for the Millennium Hotel.

Hamilton County hospital officials are worried about the rise in COVID-19 patients. The number of new cases is currently doubling every two weeks. Dr.…

An overflow hospital facility set up for Southwest Ohio is closing. The Duke Energy Convention Center was set up to handle COVID-19 patients, but now will…

The Duke Energy Convention Center is now ready to be an "alternative care site" to treat COVID-19 patients if necessary.Cincinnati, Hamilton County and…