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Charlotte's A Taxing City For Tourists

Julie Rose — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:21:40 +0000

State lawmakers have rebuffed Charlotte officials who hoped to double the local restaurant tax in order to renovate Bank of America Stadium. Instead, the city will have to rearrange existing restaurant tax revenues to help the Panthers. Visitors to Charlotte may find that good news, since WFAE's Julie Rose reports the city already ranks among the most taxing for tourists.

DNC Meant $163M For Charlotte-Area Economy

Julie Rose — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:26:17 +0000

An outside study released Monday says the Democratic National Convention pumped $163 million into the Charlotte-area economy – making it the largest tourism event the city's ever held. WFAE's Julie Rose has this analysis of the study.

DNC An Economic Boon Or Bust? Answer Comes Today

Julie Rose — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:41:42 +0000

Original estimates placed the economic impact of the DNC in Charlotte between $150 million and $200 million. We'll know today if it came close. WFAE's Julie Rose reports:

Charlotte tourism officials have been known to over blow predictions of economic impact for various conventions, so they hired an outside firm to come up with a credible number for the DNC.

NASCAR Hall of Fame Showing Signs Of Life

Julie Rose — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:42:06 +0000

Since the NASCAR Hall of Fame opened in 2010 it has fallen far short of attendance projections and had annual deficits of more than a million dollars. But now, for the first time, CRVA CEO Tom Murray says the Hall of Fame is ahead in something.

Prosecutors Appeal Dismissal Of Tim Newman's DWI Charge

Gary L. Wright / Charlotte Observer — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:41:00 +0000

CRVA Looks To Outside Firm For 'Credibility' In DNC Study

Julie Rose — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:40:19 +0000

The City of Charlotte and several tax-payer funded agencies will pay an outside agency about $25,000 to estimate the DNC's boost to the local economy.

It's pretty standard for the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority to do a "this is how our economy benefited" estimate after major conventions.