BLAINE, Minn. – (Aug. 30, 2018) – A newly released report from the National Sports Center in Blaine showed that sport events at the NSC over the past year generated more than $83 million in visitor economic impact.
The report calculated spending from tourism events held over the period from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. The report quantified the economic benefits generated by visitors traveling more than 50 miles and staying overnight, and tracked spending in lodging, transportation, food and beverage, retail, recreation, business services, and venue rental.
The National Sports Center uses a calculator developed by Destinations International, a trade organization of visitor bureaus. The economic impact includes local tax revenue of $898,000. Additionally, spending by local visitors is not included in the Destinations International calculator, but local spending produces significant additional impact to the City of Blaine, Anoka County and the Twin Cities.
The largest single economic impact event at the NSC each year is Schwan’s USA Cup with an impact of $25 million.
