$7M Montana tourism marketing contract award criticized [View all]
BOZEMAN (AP) — A Montana state agency's decision to award a $7 million tourism marketing contract to a Wisconsin firm is being criticized by some tourism industry officials.
The Montana Office of Tourism and Business Development earlier this month awarded the contract to Milwaukee-based Hoffman York, splitting with the Bozeman advertising agency MercuryCSC after a decade.
Jennifer Pelej is the bureau chief for the tourism department's marketing office. She tells the Bozeman Daily Chronicle that 11 applicants went through a competitive bidding process.
Pelej disclosed that she has a relative who works for Hoffman York, but procurement officials found no conflict of interest.
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