The news today from the Democratic National Committee announcing Charlotte as the site of the 2012 Convention was not what we all wanted to hear, but we offer sincere congratulations to Charlotte and look forward to being there in September of 2012.
Despite our disappointment, this nearly year-long effort to win the Convention was a useful exercise for our region.  We proved that St. Louis should swing for the fences.  Clearly, we have what it takes to do big things.  The significant investments we’ve made in ourselves and our city in the last quarter-century are part of what make us a great region.  We have fantastic infrastructure, including light rail, world-class hotels and convention facilities.  We have an ever more vibrant downtown, leading-edge institutions including Forest Park, City Museum, and of course the iconic Gateway Arch.  But none of these compare to our greatest asset – our people.  St. Louis’ convention effort attracted the most enthusiastic and vocal support from its people than any of our competing cities.  Thousands of you signed up to volunteer and thousands more joined our Facebook page. Continue Reading

This is from our friends over at www.stl2012.org.  Go sign up for concert tickets today!

The St. Louis 2012 Convention Host Committee announced details today for the hottest concert ticket in town, in support of the cityʼs bid for the 2012 Democratic National Convention. The Committee previously announced a special concert event on Thursday, July 29, but had not released event details.

St. Louis is one of four finalist cities for the convention.

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