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The Economic Impact Of The 2016 National Cherry Festival, Grand Valley State University, Christian Glupker Oct 2016

The Economic Impact Of The 2016 National Cherry Festival, Grand Valley State University, Christian Glupker

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The National Cherry Festival, July 2-9, 2016, is estimated to have generated or supported economic benefits for Grand Traverse County and Suttons Bay in the following ways:

  • $19.0 million increase in economic output
  • $11.3 million increase in direct spending
  • $5.3 million increase in total earnings
  • $1.1 million in new spending by the Cherry Festival organization
  • Creating 228 local jobs
  • Prompting $66.43 in average daily spending for all visitors
  • Bringing $53.00 in per-person, per-day direct spending