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Prep tournaments bring $3.5 million to Des Moines
Mar. 15, 2011 8:10 am
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau says the three prep tournaments recently hosted at Wells Fargo Arena pumped roughly $3.5 million into the local economy.
WHO-TV reports that the bureau estimates the high school wrestling tournament brought about $1.5 million into metro Des Moines.
The boys' and girls' basketball tournaments each had an economic impact of about $1 million.
Officials also say that more fans visited downtown Des Moines restaurants than in previous years.
The tournaments wrapped up with boys' title games last weekend.
Linn-Mar fans cheer before the start of the Lions Class 4A Championship game against the Des Moines Hoover Huskies, Saturday March 12, 2011, in Des Moine. (Becky Malewitz/SourceMedia Group News)
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