Farren says council has received reports for years that the center needs to be refurbished. An updated center would create service industry jobs, as well as bringing in business to the airport, hotels, and restaurants. The center has only 4 shows schedule for 2012--and that's unheard of.
As it is, other Maritime centers are attracting the trade shows because they have modern facilities. If we wait to upgrade our center, he says all the more business and jobs will be lost.
