Swedlund2Jamestown (CSi) The Buffalo City Tourism Foundation, Grant and Executive Committee has approved a grant request of $10,000 from the Jamestown Civic Center for the North Dakota Roughrider Rodeo State Finals, to be held September 25-27, 2014. The funds being used for advertising the event around the state.

The BCTF will unveil its new brand and logo at a public unveiling from 4 to 6 p.m. May 9, 2014 at the Arts Center, 115 2nd St. SW.

The BCTF staff and board have not revealed any details to the public.

The foundation hired advertising and media consulting business, Red Plum Media, to guide the foundation through a rebranding process that started in late summer 2013.

Tourism Director Searle Swedlund is planning for about 375 people to attend the unveiling. as the foundation is sending out invitations over the next week to “stakeholders,” businesses, individuals and groups that participated in a community survey done in late fall that was used to help develop the brand and logo.

The invitation states there is a “private unveil” at 4:15 p.m.

Board President Alden Kollman says the invited stakeholders will get the first look at the new brand and logo.  Anyone from the public may also attend that gathering.