Hospitality experts say without convention hotel, it’s lights out Downtown
On Tuesday, Sept. 24, Memphis Mayor Paul Young proposed buying the Sheraton (background), which is connected to the Renasant Convention Center (foreground) by a pededstrian bridge. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The Renasant Convention Center’s general manager said the convention center would be “like a racecar without wheels” without the hotel.
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Sophia Surrett
Sophia Surrett is a recent University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She covers restaurants, residential real estate, and hospitality and tourism.
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