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Cedar Rapids bets on boom in convention business
The City of Five Seasons sees 1979 convention revenue triple 1978 levels and approach five times the figure from two years earlier. Room bookings and occupancy rise as Cedar Rapids vies with Des Moines, aided by the Five Seasons Center and connected hotels. Budgeting for promotion climbs from 7,500 in 1977 to over 88,000 this year as Scott Olson leads a push to hire a full time executive director and expand the Convention Bureau.
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Five Seasons Center
Stouffer’s Hotel
Roosevelt Royale
Civic Center
Stouffer’s
Mike Gebauer
U.S
Scott Olson
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Convention Bureau
Olson’s
United Convention Bureau