Sunday, February 22, 2009
John Elkington's Birmingham Project in Jeopardy
Posted By John Branston on Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 4:00 AM
The head of Performa Entertainment Real Estate informed members of the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex board at a meeting that he has made "major revisions" to his plans for The Forge, a proposed district of nightclubs, restaurants and retail shops.
"No one will lend $20 (million) to $24 million in an economic climate like this," Elkington said in an interview.
Read the story at the Birmingham News website.
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