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Metro Council Wants Answers About CVB Salaries
Metro Council Wants Answers About CVB Salaries
Metro council members have demanded answers about the budget of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau following a NewsChannel 5 investigation.more>>
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Big Salaries at Nashville's Convention, Visitors Bureau
Big Salaries at Nashville's Convention, Visitors Bureau
Despite receiving more than 80 percent of its overall budget from Metro, many Metro Council members have no idea how much the Convention and Visitors Bureau pays its employees.more>>
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Convention Center Financing Needs Change In State Law
Convention Center Financing Needs Change In State Law
The Convention Center has passed the Metro Council and construction has started. But the new convention center still needs a change in state law to complete its financing.more>>
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State Finds Illegal Dumping From Music City Center
State Finds Illegal Dumping From Music City Center
State inspectors found some of the demolition material associated with the new Music City had been dumped illegally. Construction supervisors are promising to do a better job.more>>
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Audit Blasts Metropolitan Development Housing Agency
Audit Blasts Metropolitan Development Housing Agency
A new audit reveals MDHA mishandled some of the early contracts associated with the proposed convention center. Metro leaders are demanding answers.more>>
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Debate Over Metro's Convention Center Heats Up
Debate Over Metro's Convention Center Heats Up
A local group has launched a new website questioning whether Nashville should spend a $1 billion on the project. Supporters of the proposed convention center said it's an investment in the future.more>>
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Memo Questions Funding for Proposed Convention Center
Memo Questions Funding for Proposed Convention Center
A memo uncovered by NewsChannel 5 Investigates raises questions about whether Nashville can pay for the proposed $635 million convention center with tourism taxes alone.more>>
Read Former Finance Director's Memo On Convention Center (.pdf)
Read Former Finance Director's Memo On Convention Center (.pdf)
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PR Bills Show Airport Spent $10,000+ On Holiday E-Card
PR Bills Show Airport Spent $10,000+ On Holiday E-Card
A leading Metro Council member says Metro bureaucrats just aren't watching your money. That came after NewsChannel 5 Investigates showed him video obtained by the team. WATCH THE VIDEO.more>>
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Council Showdown Over Convention Center Contract
Council Showdown Over Convention Center Contract
A public relations firm is off the job. Still, that did not stop a dramatic showdown between the Metro Council, the PR firm and city officials overseeing the project.more>>
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Dean-Tied PR Firm Snagged Another Metro Contract
Dean-Tied PR Firm Snagged Another Metro Contract
A Nashville public relations firm at the center of the convention center controversy received another another big Metro contract -- put up for bids on the same day as the convention center deal.more>>
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How MP&F Won Convention Center Contract
How MP&F Won Convention Center Contract
MDHA evaluators scored eight applicants on five categories, including "cost of services." Here's how the competing firms were scored.more>>
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How MP&F Won Airport Authority PR Contract
How MP&F Won Airport Authority PR Contract
Here is a NewsChannel 5 analysis of what MNAA and MP&F say about how the politically connected PR won the airport authority contract.more>>
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PR Firm Resigns from Metro Convention Center Contract
PR Firm Resigns from Metro Convention Center Contract
The public relations firm, McNeely Pigott & Fox, abruptly resigned today from work on Nashville's proposed convention center, NewsChannel 5 Investigates has learned.more>>
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Another Convention Center Contract Goes Over Budget
Another Convention Center Contract Goes Over Budget
NewsChannel 5 Investigates has discovered another contract that is over budget related to the proposed convention center in downtown Nashville.more>>
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Metro Does Damage Control Following Contract Investigation
Metro Does Damage Control Following Contract Investigation
Metro's Development and Housing Agency held its first meeting since the NewsChannel 5 investigation showed payments to a public relations firm ballooned to six times the original budget.more>>
Mayor Wants New Board to Oversee New Convention Center
Mayor Wants New Board to Oversee New Convention Center
The new Nashville convention center has not officially been approved, but the city has already spent millions to build it. Now, the mayor wants to create a new board to oversee the project.more>>
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Council Members Question Bills for Convention Center Contract
Council Members Question Bills for Convention Center Contract
There are new questions about expenses for a controversial convention center contract. Several council members want to know how spending with that contract got so out of control.more>>
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Mayor Orders Suspension of Mushrooming PR Contract
Mayor Orders Suspension of Mushrooming PR Contract
The mayor is suspending a major contract associated with the proposed Nashville convention center. The price of a PR contract has mushroomed to more than six times the original budget.more>>
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Metro Pays PR Firm To Lobby Council to Spend Money
Metro Pays PR Firm To Lobby Council to Spend Money
Whether or not Nashville should build a massive, new convention center has been hotly debated. But Metro may be spending tens of thousands of dollars to influence that debate.more>>
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Proposed Convention Center's PR Bills Already Over Budget
Proposed Convention Center's PR Bills Already Over Budget
A NewsChannel 5 investigation is raising questions about spending on Nashville's proposed convention center. We discovered a major cost overrun with one of the project's first contracts.more>>

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