County approves split of hotel-motel tax dollars between Memphis Tourism, FedExForum
The Shelby County Commission approved changes to the Shelby County Private Act, which governs how Shelby County hotel-motel tax dollars are allocated.
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The Shelby County Commission approved changes to the Shelby County Private Act, which governs how Shelby County hotel-motel tax dollars are allocated.
The procedural vote follows months of negotiations that ended with a hotel-motel tax being split between Memphis Tourism and the Memphis Grizzlies.
On Tuesday, the Memphis City Council is scheduled to amend the existing budget so the city can pay the Grizzlies; the payment was not part of the budget when it passed last summer.
A crooner comes to Midtown’s Minglewood Hall, two FedExForum concert include star music acts with Memphis roots, a Black country music revue graces the Overton Park Shell and the Shell gets its first electronic-dance event.
With the passage of both bills Monday, attention can now shift to local governments receiving the needed approvals to allocate the funding.
Senate Bill 2711, sponsored by state Sen. Brent Taylor, was held during the Tennessee Senate’s session Wednesday morning.
A new deal has been struck to fund the FedExForum renovations, according to a draft agreement obtained The Daily Memphian.
A bill to complete the financing remains pending at the Tennessee General Assembly.
Sports authority board approves part of $550 million in planned renovations to FedExForum and provides a look at the upgrades the Memphis Grizzlies are planning.
The bill that would help fund FedExForum renovations by allowing Shelby County to reallocate hotel-motel tax dollars to the project cleared its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday, March 27.
With Mary Ellen Rogers unable to go for Friday’s NCAA Tournament games in Memphis, Gene Bailey puts on the stripes.
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The eight NCAA men’s basketball teams in Memphis for the NCAA Tournament are in action today.
A man was shot at an apartment complex near FedExForum Friday morning, March 22, just hours before Memphis is set to host first-round games in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
The Cougars, the No. 1 seed in the South Region, have never won a NCAA title in the history of their program.
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Monday that would cap the amount of hotel-motel tax funding Memphis Tourism receives, according to a resolution handed out to the media Monday, March 18.
State Sen. Brent Taylor told The Daily Memphian Monday morning that he is working on a bill allowing Shelby County to reallocate hotel-motel tax funding to cover the public financing gap for the Downtown Memphis arena’s renovations.
Memphis Mayor Paul Young’s comments come as the city, county and Grizzlies' pursuit of more funding for FedExForum reaches a critical juncture.
A proposed bill could change how local hotel and motel tax is distributed; any reallocation of the existing hotel-motel tax would likely mean Memphis Tourism losing revenue.
Gov. Bill Lee and Metro Nashville officials are scheduled to cut the proverbial ribbon Thursday afternoon, raising the question of when Memphis and Shelby County officials will do the same outside FedExForum.
After rescheduling his upcoming Memphis concert from March to April, rapper Drake has canceled the date altogether.
Chuck Gallina’s mother, Mimi, has Alzheimer’s disease, but he still takes her to all the Memphis Grizzlies’ home games. And, even during this lost NBA season, those games have come to mean something more to this family — and it can teach us all about love.
The Forum announced Friday, Feb. 9, that the artist would be playing a show there as part of his upcoming tour this year.
“In fact, here’s to all who are willing to lend a hand. That includes the local business people who sent a letter to Gov. Bill Lee requesting help with the city’s crime crisis. It’s a moment for any and all to pitch in.”
Saturday’s Memphis women’s basketball game against Florida Atlantic will be played at FedExForum due to winter weather impact on campus and at Elma Roane Fieldhouse.