By Lisa Goudy
Even though Mosaic Place hosted fewer concerts this year than in 2014, the economic impact is still huge.
Scott Clark, general manager of the facility,
said Mosaic Place hosted eight concerts this year, including the
Scotties, compared
to 14 concerts last year.
"The in-market spend without the spinoffs,
without the re-spending of those dollars as they get spent on salaries
and things
like that, the direct expenditures into the marketplace was $6.8
million and 3,400 room nights," he said. "It's had a major
effect on the community. You talk to the restaurants, you talk to
the hotels and they are feeling it in a big and positive
way."
Candis Kirkpatrick, executive director of Tourism Moose Jaw, said there was "no question" that the benefits of events at Mosaic
Place extend to other areas of the city.
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