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Recession forces states to rethink tourism funding
June 28, 2011 /
By the end of this week, Washington will close its official tourism agency and become the only state to cease all state funding for self-promotion.
Like a business trying to sell a product, Washington state has for years attracted visitors by promoting stunning images of some of the nation’s most majestic scenery – from the snowcapped peaks of the Cascades to the rainforests and thundering waterfalls of the Olympic Peninsula.
That marketing is now coming to an abrupt end.
MIKE BAKER
Full Story: http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_7335/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=TSMxgY1v
(Many thanks to Sheila Callahan http://www.mtnbdc.com for sending this in.)
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