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Visit Greenville SEC basketball
Greenville, South Carolina, has become a home to the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament, having hosted the event six times in the past eight years. It will again be the site in 2025. Photo courtesy of Visit Greenville
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Sports Commissions Punching Above Their Weight

The sports tourism industry continues to rise to new levels with each passing year, as it has not only recovered from COVID, but surpassed the pre-COVID years in many aspects. However, the upswing in sports business being brought into destinations has not correlated directly to local CVBs and sports commissions expanding their dedicated sports staff. […]

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Jonathan Walker Named Senior Director of Sports Sales at Rhode Island Sports Commission

The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau has promoted Jonathan Walker to senior director of sports sales within the Rhode Island Sports Commission. Walker, who joined the team in 2019, served as sports sales manager before a promotion to director of sports sales in July 2023. In his role, he oversees the sales, marketing and […]

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