Irving officials ... revenue intended to pay for the center’s construction. “This was a long time coming,” Gast said. Irving officials began pursuing a convention center in the late 1990s.

The countdown is nearing completion for the new Irving Convention Center. Construction is on schedule despite a "down" economy. Local officials predict it will boost both the city's image and ...

Irving's long-awaited convention center hotel got underway on Monday ... The City of Irving provided $22.5 million in bond proceeds for the construction of the city-owned public meeting facilities.

Irving's 2 percent hotel occupancy tax will not fully cover the city's $126 million debt for construction of a new convention center as planned. The debt is partially backed by property tax ...

president of the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau. Clark said he still expects to see the convention center and hotel open by January 2005. For that to occur, construction would have to begin ...