Convention center leaders hoping for improvement in second half of 2021 | News, Sports, Jobs
kstephens@altoonamirror.com The Blair County Convention Center leaders are beginning 2021 with hope of business improving, especially in the second half of the year. With the coronavirus pandemic keeping operations at minimal levels, the authority managing the center is hoping that as 2021 progresses, more booked events will be held as people become vaccinated and less susceptible to the coronavirus. For that reason, the third and fourth quarters are expected to generate more income than the first two quarters, Chairman Jamie VanBuren predicted during a budget review showing 2021’s projecte...