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The group's 2011 conference will be at the Convention Center, and it's a big deal for downtown: More than 13,000 hotel rooms are expected to be filled. Economic impact (always a slippery number) is estimated at $11 million. The last time the NAACP was in L.A. was 1990. (LABJ)
Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted
until the day before his death on Nov. 13, 2013.