CLEVELAND
The Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center now is expected to open July 1, 2013, two months ahead of schedule, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Construction began in January 2011 on the $465 million, taxpayer-financed project, which includes a medical mart to showcase medical technology and a connected convention center underground.
The medical mart was initially scheduled to open Aug. 31, 2013. County officials and their developers, Chicago-based MMPI, credit the expedited work on the convention center to a lack of unforeseen issues, a commitment by all parties to avoid delays, and government scrutiny.
