21.   A seasonal resort is going to drive a harder bargain than a downtown business hotel that may yearn for business on summer weekends.

22.   All trips begin from the Metro Center mass transit rail station, located between the White House and the Capitol in the heart of the downtown business district.

23.   Alba outlined what he called a byzantine process via video before a crowd of downtown business leaders.

24.   Brown had figured to ride to victory on that coalition, bolstered by the support of the predominantly white downtown business establishment.

25.   But the downtown business district and the state Capitol area have a Midwestern openness and greenness in springtime.

26.   Closing the stretch of the street would also create traffic problems and force a major rerouting through the busy center of the downtown business district.

27.   Consultants and planners for years have recommended a large hotel to attract foot traffic for downtown businesses.

28.   Downtown business representatives declined comment.

29.   Downtown businesses are accustomed to big conventions with thousands of name-tagged visitors.

30.   Downtown businesses were bracing themselves.