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COPYRIGHT 2005 Waco Tribune-Herald
Byline: Mike Copeland
Nov. 16--Waco needs a new chamber of commerce headquarters that makes a statement about the city's future and its commitment to economic development, chamber president Jim Vaughan says.
That in mind, the chamber likely will build a $2 million "marketing center" near South Third Street and Austin Avenue, next to Heritage Square.
It will abandon its cramped quarters tucked between the Waco Convention Center and the Waco Hilton.
The Waco City Council on Tuesday instructed City Manager Larry Groth to negotiate a lease with the chamber on about a half-acre next to Heritage Square.
The city owns the northern half of the block bounded by South Third and Fourth streets, Franklin and Austin avenues; the Waco Industrial Foundation owns the southern half....
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