Tennessee tourism pays Missouri company to promote travel

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Tennessee taxpayers will pay upwards of $60 million across state lines so a Kansas City-based marketing firm can promote tourism for a government agency.

Tennessee taxpayers will pay upwards of $60 million across state lines so a Kansas City-based marketing firm can promote tourism for a government agency.

In a release, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development officials announced late last month they have selected VML, a global marketing agency, for a five-year contract to increase tourism in Tennessee.
WELCOME: Tennessee taxpayers are paying money across state lines for tourism purposes.

WELCOME: Tennessee taxpayers are paying money across state lines for tourism purposes.

But why is taxpayer money going to an out-of-state firm, especially considering the fact the state โ€” particularly in Nashville โ€” has so many marketing firms of its ow

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