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Despite the recession, cities are investing in building and expanding their convention centers. The number of conventions has declined, Fred A. Bernstein writes,but "dozens of cities have been building new centers or enlarging old ones. In the last year alone, Indianapolis and Philadelphia have opened sprawling new centers, while plans for such facilities are being floated in Baltimore, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Boston." [Arch Record]