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Council hears plan to reconstitute Cincinnati Regional Sports Commission; city funds tied to marketing and events
Summary
Presenters from Visit Cincinnati and regional business groups outlined plans to relaunch a regional sports commission, described how budgeted city funds would be spent on promotion and event support, and said a national search for an executive director is underway. Council filed the presentation and put the item on for passage without objection.
Vice Mayor Kearney convened the Budget & Finance Committee to hear a presentation on creating the Cincinnati Regional Sports Commission, a nonprofit organization aimed at recruiting sporting events and driving visitor spending for the region.
Julie Cowart, president and CEO of Visit Cincinnati, and Matt Jones of the Cincinnati business community said the commission would be a new, public‑private organization built to pursue professional, collegiate, amateur and community sporting events and to market the region to event rights holders.
Cowart said the commission was formed after an 18‑month study of other markets and that organizers had filed incorporation papers and seated a board of…
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