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Trips, Grizz sponsorships and a $1.2M office design: MATA audit reveals bus system spending

By , Daily Memphian Updated: July 29, 2025 9:45 AM CT | Published: July 28, 2025 5:58 PM CT

The City of Memphis’ outside audit of the Memphis Area Transit Authority questioned more than $1 million in Downtown office redesign expenses and questioned further expenses on the bus system’s American Express card. 

The city released PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ findings to the media on Tuesday, July 28. The Memphis City Council was briefed on the findings on July 8 in an attorney-client meeting.

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Samuel Hardiman

Samuel Hardiman

Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.


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