The Nashville City Council earlier this week approved funding for the $585 million Music City Center downtown convention center project. The project includes 545,000 square feet of exhibit, ballroom, meeting and retail space, in addition to a 1,800-space parking garage...Private equity firm Seguin Partners has acquired CFO Publishing from The Economist Group. In addition to CFO magazine, CFO Publishing produces CFO.com, CFO Conferences and CFO Research Services. Under the new structure, current CFO and General Manager Frank Quigley will become the company’s President and CEO...The Tulsa Convention Center has completed a $50.5 million renovation and expansion. The project, which began in September 2008, included the addition of a 30,000-square-foot ballroom, 10 new meeting rooms, a new north entrance, repairs and upgrades to the 8,900-seat convention center arena, enhanced outdoor areas and upgraded lights and flooring...SmithBucklin has named Leslie Thornton as Managing Director of Courtesy Associates, the Washington, D.C.-based conference and event management firm owned by SmithBucklin. Thornton will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Courtesy, including oversight of the firm’s financials, operations and strategic management team.