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Western Mass. business leaders urge top state officials to restore $6 million in tourism grants

masslive.com (Mar 4 2010) Tourism
1. Mary Kay Wydra, president of the Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau, said that for every dollar spent on tourism promotion and advertising, $40 comes back to the state in taxes. The state and communities collect about $250 million a year in taxes from motel rooms. (Read Full Article)
  
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