Jackson community leaders have proposed building a convention center and hotel in the city. However, in 2002, a group of Wayne State University MBA students concluded that a convention center wasn't needed. The study was based on a survey of 350 convention planners and suppliers within 200 miles of Jackson. The students concluded that the city "has several severe obstacles to overcome in order to maintain a successful conference/convention center, with the most important obstacle being its low awareness among conference/convention center planners and suppliers outside of Michigan."