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Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority given only $2.5M in face of concerns about agency

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: June 28,2011

The Charlotte City Council has decided to award $2.5 million, rather than $10 million, to the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, in a blow to the embattled tourism-booster group. The council is expected to vote July 25 on the remainder of the funding. The CRVA was seeking $10 million, but instead council members approved $1.7 million [...]


Foxx blasts CRVA over report

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: June 8,2011

Mayor Anthony Foxx today said he is not pleased with a Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority report based on a consultant’s review. In April, the CRVA board hired PricewaterhouseCoopers for $25,000 after criticism arose over Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association bonuses paid to a CRVA staff member. CRVA spokespeople could not be immediately reached for comment this afternoon, [...]