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Silver Comet Trail economic impact study - rural trail brings $57 annual economic impact & more | BWNWGA.org

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Thu, 03/17/2016 - 10:26pm

Headlines are quick hits from media outlets from Missouri and around the world. Follow the headline link for the full story. The source of this headline says:

The Silver Comet Trail through small communities in rural Georgia brings:

2 million visitors per year

$57 million in annual direct economic impact

$98 million in regional spillover

$182 million in property value increase

400 more jobs regionally

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Silver Comet Trail economic impact study - rural trail brings $57 annual economic impact & more | BWNWGA.org
MoBikeFed comment: A briefer summary of the economic impact study can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BxNL97Wo-jaBS3V1VTFISmRDRlU

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