A consulting firm hired by Visit Wichita says it’s time for the city to replace the Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center with a new facility, even as the national convention industry remains mired in a COVID-19 funk. Conventions, Sports & Leisure International, which also recommended replacing Century II in a 2013 study, has produced a second feasibility study saying that the historic facility has outlived its usefulness as a convention center and that the Wichita market could support a new facility. The study makes no explicit recommendation on what should happen to Century II’s existing facilities, including its iconic blue dome. It mentions that a “new” convention center could mean either a brand new facility or the redevelopment and expansion of Bob Brown Expo Hall, which was added to Century II in 1986.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle
