Detroit seeing uptick in conventions, visitors

Published January 29, 2014 9:08pm ET



DETROIT (AP) — A conference of Jehovah’s Witnesses later this year is expected to draw 90,000 people to Detroit.

The conference will stretch over two weekends at Ford Field and is an example of how Detroit is becoming more of a destination for conventions, despite the city’s recent dive into bankruptcy, according to Larry Alexander, president and chief executive of the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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