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August 22, 2014

Study: $4.6M in taxes from Gorge

SPOKANE (AP) — Nearly 400,000 people attended concerts at The Gorge Amphitheater in 2013, generating $4.6 million in state and local taxes, according to an economic study created by the owners as they seek to expand the scenic venue.

‘The Gorge Amphitheater has become an increasingly valuable cultural and significant economic asset to Grant County and the central Washington region,” said Jeff Trisler, president of Live Nation Northwest, which produced the study. “Revenue concerts bring to Grant County governments far outweigh any costs incurred by those governments to serve concertgoers during our 20 event days each year.”


 
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