Bill Shifting More Memphis Hotel Tax To FedExForum Headed To Governor

A Bill Allowing Memphis To Divert More Of The Shelby County Hotel-Motel Tax To Renovations At FedExForum Passed The Tennessee Senate And Will Now Head To Gov. Bill Lee For His Signature.

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FedExForum Renovation Funding Agreement Set With City, Memphis Tourism

Memphis And The City’s Convention And Visitors Bureau Came To An Agreement Over Hotel-Motel Tax Funds For The Renovation Of The FedExForum But Details Of The Agreement Were Not Released. Rep. Kevin Vaughn Said That The Agreement Means That The Funding Is In Place To Complete The Renovation.

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Memphis Pushes More Hotel Tax Funding For FedExForum Renovations

Memphis Is Looking For More Funding For The Renovations At The FedexForum And Are Pushing A Pair Of Bills In The Tennessee Legislature To Get That Funding.

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Tennessee Tourism Asks For $9M Budget Increase For Worldwide Marketing

Tennessee’s Department Of Tourist Development Wants $9 Million More To Market The State In 26 Areas Outside Of The State Along With Working On Pursuing Direct Flights To Canada, Germany And France.

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Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Deal Passes With No Price Tag, Up To $100M In Revenue Bonds

Nashville’s Fair Board Narrowly Approved A Deal That Will Now Head To The Metro Nashville Council To Rebuild The Fairgrounds Speedway For A Price That Has Not Been Finalized.

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New Tennessee Titans Stadium Tax Fund Projected To Collect $2.9B Over 34 years

A Sales Tax Fund Set To Pay For Nashville Revenue Bonds On A Proposed New $2.1 Billion Tennessee Titans Stadium Is Expected To Collect $2.9 Billion Through 2056, According To Projections From Metro Nashville.

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Nashville Council Members Push Back Against Mayor’s $2.1B Stadium Deal

Opposition To A Deal For The Public Portion Of Financing Of A New $2.1 Billion Tennessee Titans Stadium Is Building Amongst Nashville Council Members Since The Deal Was First Announced At A Press Conference By The Mayor’s Office And Then A Non-Binding Term Sheet Was Presented To The City’s Sports Authority And East Bank Stadium Committee.

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Term Sheet Sheds Light On Details Of New $2.1B Tennessee Titans Stadium Deal

Members Of The Metro Nashville City Council Will Be Asked To Approve A Term Sheet And Legislation To Enact A 1% Hotel-Motel Tax Starting Feb. 1 With Its Initial Consideration Of Both To Begin At The Board’s Nov. 1 Meeting.

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Nashville Announces Plans For New Titans Stadium Mostly Paid For By Taxpayers

Metro Nashville Announced A Deal With The Tennessee Titans To Build An Estimated $2.1 Billion New Stadium That Includes At Least $1.26 Billion In Taxpayer Funds. Of That, $500 Million Will Come Directly From The State Of Tennessee.

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