Lubbock is among the weakest performers in the nation’s mid-size markets when it comes to some events, big conventions and nationally-known shows.
The city’s Memorial Civic Center generates $600,000 of revenue every year with an operating loss exceeding $2.6 million a year, according to a study from Conventions, Sports & Leisure International (CSL).
“Comparable” civic centers in America generate an average of $6 million per year, said the $90,000 study jointly paid for by Lubbock and Lubbock County. CSL presented results from the study last week to the Lubbock County Commissioners…