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If you thought "Missouri" and "tourism" couldn't possibly belong in the same sentence, you might want to stop with your cynicism already.
It turns out a staggering 41.7 million people visited the state in the 2016 fiscal year — an increase of 3.2 percent from the year before, and the biggest total in state history.
That's according to a new release from the office of Governor Jay Nixon, which also crowed that tourism-related spending now brings in $13.1 billion in the 2016 fiscal year.
Per the press release:
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If you thought "Missouri" and "tourism" couldn't possibly belong in the same sentence, you might want to stop with your cynicism already.
It turns out a staggering 41.7 million people visited the state in the 2016 fiscal year — an increase of 3.2 percent from the year before, and the biggest total in state history.
That's according to a new release from the office of Governor Jay Nixon, which also crowed that tourism-related spending now brings in $13.1 billion in the 2016 fiscal year.
Per the press release:
Overall, the tourism industry had a $16.5 billion economic impact on Missouri in FY16, up from $15.9 billion in the previous fiscal year. During Gov. Nixon’s administration, tourism’s total economic impact in Missouri has increased by 34 percent.…
