July 21, 2008
Posted: July 21st, 2008 11:00 AM ET
From CNN Producer Chris Welch (CNN) - The Republican National Committee has officially taken the reins of St. Paul, Minnesota's Xcel Energy Center, site of the party's 2008 national convention. In an informal ceremony held at the site Monday morning, a cardboard "key" to the arena was presented to Republican officials, who have officially rented the facility until at least September 4. Soon after, around 100 workers began filing in to begin the physical changes. Eventually, 600 workers are slated to labor on-site. Rows of chairs will be removed; box suites will be turned into television studios. "It's technically a construction site, but we're not really constructing anything," said convention press secretary Joanna Burgos. "It's really just aesthetics inside - a lot of refurbishing and transforming into something else." Filed under: RNC |
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