TEE Center

Long-delayed plans for the TEE Center, a proposal to build a large convention space known as the Trade, Exhibition and Event Center near the Mariott Hotel in downtown Augusta, were recently put into action by a vote of the Augusta Commission.

Plans were delayed for years as analysis revealed $20 million in initial funding put in place through a SPLOST program was not nearly enough to fund the true costs of construction of the facility. Added costs included a dramatic increase in expected construction costs, a parking facility and funding for an inner-city revitalization program designed to boost support for the TEE Center drove the price tag to nearly $100 million.

Controversies over future operations subsidies, an alleged vote-buying scheme involving future jobs at the parking facility and concerns over the need for such a facility in Augusta also delayed the final approval of the project.

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Panel doesn't endorse TEE upgrades

An $836,288 change order that would increase fire safety at the new TEE Center failed to win support from an Augusta Commission committee Monday.
By Susan McCord | Monday, Feb. 27, 2012

TEE Center campaign planned

The Convention and Visitors Bureau will launch a $350,000 campaign to promote the TEE Center, according to CVB vice president of marketing and sales Peggy Seigler.
By Gracie Shepherd | Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

Project expected to be done in 2012

Construction on the $38 million Tee Center is expected to be completed in late summer 2012.
By Gracie Shepherd | Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012

Judge recuses himself from bribery case

Superior Court Judge Carl Brown has recused himself from the case of David Fry after his daughter was hired to represent Fry on bribery charges.
By Kyle Martin | Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011

Delays affect bookings at TEE Center

The TEE Center construction project is behind schedule, which has caused problems in booking events for the convention center expansion.
By LaTina Emerson | Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011

Operator of parking decks doesn't change

City Administrator Fred Russell met with Paul Simon, president of Augusta Riverfront LLC, Tuesday morning to review the terms of a lease and management agreement associated with the new TEE Center ...
By Susan McCord | Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011

Event center progress

Workers weld steel beams into place as construction continues on the TEE Center.
By Michael Holahan | Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011

Interest in TEE Center grows

A year into its construction, the addition to Augusta's downtown conference center is starting to get more nibbles.
By Tim Rausch | Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Stacking the deck

City administrator Fred Russell said he's happy with the progress on the parking deck so far. "We've been moving along pretty quickly," he said.
By Gracie Shepherd | Saturday, May 28, 2011

First event is booked for 2013

Officials have booked the first conference for the city's Trade, Exhibit and Event Center, the Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau announced Tuesday.
By Erin Zureick | Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010

Financing delays building of Hyatt Hotel

Developers for the proposed Hyatt Hotel have not given up hope for their Reynolds Street project despite being four months behind on breaking ground.
By Tracey McManus | Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010

Timetable fixed for parking deck

Downtown visitors will have a new parking option early next year. In mid-September, the city will break ground on the Reynolds Street Parking Deck at the corner of Ninth and Reynolds streets.
By LaTina Emerson | Thursday, Aug 19, 2010

TEE Center officially under way

With blue hard hats and golden shovels, city leaders ceremonially begin construction on a $38 million downtown event center.
By Tim Rausch | Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Tee center breaks ground

City officials donned hard hats and wielded ceremonial shovels to break ground on the $38 million Trade, Exhibit and Event Center at 11 a.m. at the site -- Reynolds Street near its intersection ...
By Tim Rausch | Wednesday, June 16, 2010

TEE time approaches

It's best to plan ahead. That's the philosophy adopted for the design of several convention and trade centers across the Southeast, including Augusta's TEE Center.
By LaTina Emerson | Friday, April 23, 2010

Augusta Hyatt plans will be presented to bankers

The developer of a Hyatt hotel bordering the Augusta Common puts the future of the $25 million project in the hands of financiers today.
By Tim Rausch | Thursday, March 11, 2010

Revitalization project has been caught in gridlock

The Laney-Walker and Bethlehem Neighborhood Action plan is expected to pump $37.5 million into the distressed neighborhoods over a 50-year period and spur nearly $100 million in economic ...
By Johnny Edwards | Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010

Inner-city work still waiting for loan from city

A promise to transfer $1 million into the city's program to rebuild the blighted Laney-Walker and Bethlehem neighborhoods has yet to be kept, and in the waiting more than a dozen land sale deals ...
By Johnny Edwards | Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010

The week in review

Massachusetts elected Republican Scott Brown to the late Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat. The election of a Republican in a traditionally liberal state raises concerns for Democrats in the ...
Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010

Meter proponents meet with downtown merchants

For about an hour Wednesday morning, the word "meters" became toxic during a presentation to downtown merchants about bringing paid parking back to Broad Street.
By Tim Rausch | Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010
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