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Ray Ezelle Lays Out Vision for Virginia’s Blue Ridge

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As vice president of sales, he helped customize solutions for different market segments. Most recently, he was a third-party operator for a housing and site selection company. We do a lot with Virginia and North Carolina state associations, as well as the typical specialty markets—religious, some fraternal, a lot of social.

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Tough Calls

PCMA Convene

On April 4, days after North Carolina repealed its controversial “bathroom bill” — House Bill 2 (HB2), which restricted which public bathroom transgender people could use — the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) announced that it would no longer blacklist the state from hosting its championship events.

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How to Plan an LGBT-Friendly Meeting or Event

SmartMeetings

It starts with site selections—being aware of city and state policies, including laws that could be discriminatory,” Clapes says. For example, Skift reports that the State of North Carolina has already lost nearly $83.9 Evaluate city policies and attitudes prior to committing. “It