CINCINNATI — Cincinnati's downtown convention center will have a new name when it reopens next year, according to a spokesperson with Duke Energy.

According to that spokesperson, the company has forged an agreement with the City of Cincinnati: Duke Energy will no longer have naming rights for the building, but the city will pay the company $1.6 million.

Duke Energy's contract for the naming rights was supposed to go through 2032, but this new agreement will end it much earlier — in 2026.

"Duke Energy appreciated the opportunity to partner with the city of Cincinnati on a naming rights agreement for many years," reads a statement from Duke Energy sent to us by a spokesperson. "The newly-renovated convention center provides the city with the ability to identify a new sponsor that will pro

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