The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority on Thursday abandoned its lengthy attempt to pursue a big-budget development of a parcel of land in South Boston, after over a year of drama surrounding the process of choosing a developer.
The new head of the MCCA said a law firm she hired to examine the bidding for the lots near the BCEC uncovered examples of documents shared with a team led by Cronin Development and not with rival Boston Global Investors, or the general public.
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BOSTON — As Boston competes with other destinations seeking large-scale conventions that bring people and money into cities, the capital’s hotel inventory is among the challenges facing the sector locally.
Larson succeeds David Gibbons, who stepped down two weeks ago amid questions about a scathing diversity audit and an aborted attempt to hire a developer for six-plus acres in the shadow of the authority’s flagship Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.