Duke agrees to give up naming rights. Downtown convention center could soon have new name

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CINCINNATI (ENQUIRER) - The Duke Energy Convention Center could soon have a new name, according to our media partners at the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Duke Energy , the region’s dominant electric and natural gas utility, has agreed to give up naming rights for the convention center early in exchange for $1.6 million from the city of Cincinnati, according to John Juech, director of communications at Duke.

Duke Energy released the following statement to FOX19 NOW:

City agrees to pay Duke for naming rights

Under the terms of the deal, the city could make the payment in cash or by releasing land rights to Duke’s headquarters at 139 E. Fourth St. and easements on other property Duke owns, Juech said.

In return, Duke would relinquish its