Denton Convention Center construction cruising along

DENTON – An 11-story Embassy Suites hotel and a 70,000-sf convention center is underway at Rayzor Ranch Town Center.

The convention center will have a meeting space that can serve 1,700 people, with opening in late 2017.

The project is headed by O’Reilly Hospitality Management of Springfield, Missouri.

Denton City Council agreed on an incentive package worth up to $54 million over a maximum of 25 years for O’Reilly.