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The Economic Impact Of The Huron River, Grand Valley State University, Paul Isely, Christian Glupker, Erik E. Nordman, Julie M. Cowie, Hailey Lamay
The Economic Impact Of The Huron River, Grand Valley State University, Paul Isely, Christian Glupker, Erik E. Nordman, Julie M. Cowie, Hailey Lamay
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The Huron River and Huron River Water Trail are estimated to have the following economic impact on the five-county region in which they are located:
- $53.5M in annual economic output, which is the sum of $29.9M in direct spending and $23.6M in indirect and induced spending
- 641 local jobs added to the region
- $628M in added property value
- $150M in annual environmental value
- 2.6M visitor days
The Economic Impact Of The Frederik Meijer Gardens And Sculpture Park, Grand Valley State University, Christian Glupker, Paul Isely
The Economic Impact Of The Frederik Meijer Gardens And Sculpture Park, Grand Valley State University, Christian Glupker, Paul Isely
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The Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park supports or contributes: • 804 jobs in Kent County annually
- A $75.2 million economic output annually
- Visitors from outside the county who directly spend $19.6 million at businesses around Kent County annually.
- Construction that created 39 jobs during the last year.
- 86% of the visitor spending is the result spending by individuals that do not live in Kent County.
- Nonresidents spent an average $129 per group outside the venue during their visit to Meijer Gardens while in Kent County.