Cabarrus TDA Terminates Half of Staff

Donna Carpenter, Cabarrus County's new CVB director, had a busy first day on the job. Six of the bureau's 13-member staff were fired and escorted from the building under the watchful eye of local law enforcement. Included were the vice-president of sales and marketing, the communcations director, the leisure market sales manager, national sales manager, and the web developer. The firings were conducted with two board members present to support Carpenter in her strategy to reorganize the bureau.