Tagged: julian carroll convention center

Paducah city officials join a property developer this afternoon to announce a proposal to construct a downtown hotel adjacent to the Julian Carroll Convention Center. Paducah public information officer Pam Spencer says convention center and city officials are still negotiating many of the details of the project.

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Paducah-McCracken County Convention Center Corporation Chairman Phil McIntosh says operations at the Julian Carroll Convention Center are stabilizing after former executive director J. Patrick Kerr embezzled more than $230,000 in center funds. McIntosh says he thinks the center will continue to need financial assistance from the city and county until a new hotel built adjacent to the center can replace those funds.