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Austin council approves local hiring preference for convention center reopening

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Credentialing standard named in the resolution

Austin's stagehands lost up to 70% of their work when the downtown convention center closed for a $1.6 billion rebuild. On October 22, the city council approved a resolution that tells staff to favor local hires when the doors reopen.

Updated Oct 25