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UC Study: World Choir Games To Bring In $73.5 million

As Cincinnati prepares for the World Choir Games in 2012, a University of Cincinnati study shows the event’s estimated economic impact is $73.5 million.

As many as 20,000 participants from more than 70 countries around the world are expected to attend the largest choral festival in the world.

Competitions in 29 different musical genres will be open to ticket holders. Cincinnati was awarded the games in June 2009 after beating out 20 other cities across the world.

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Economic Impact of 2012 World Choir Games Announced

$73.5 million to Cincinnati USA

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Study: $73.5 million impact from Choir Games

By David Holthaus • dholthaus@enquirer.com

The 2012 World Choir Games, to be held in Cincinnati, will have an estimated economic impact of $73.5 million, according to a University of Cincinnati report released Thursday.

The impact includes direct spending of $36 million by the operators and organizers of the event, participants who will stay at hotels downtown and elsewhere, and by spectators. Indirect spending accounts for the rest of the estimated impact.

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Slow Job Growth Stalls Recovery

Does it feel to you as if the economy is finally in recovery? In some respects it is, but many Americans are not feeling that way at all. In spite of an increase in the overall level of production, most Americans remain wary. They don't seem to have confidence that this trend will continue.

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Hughes SAGE Team wins with ‘Dream Big’

The University of Cincinnati’s Economics Center hosted Ohio’s sixth annual Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship competition April 30 at the University of Cincinnati in the College of Business. This year, six teams from Hughes and Ross high schools competed for a chance to attend the SAGE USA National competition in Buffalo, New York May 28-29. Ross High School Butler Tech, sponsored by Revolution IT Consulting, placed first. Hughes Center High School, sponsored by Dream Big, placed second. Ross High School Butler Tech, sponsored by Quantum Computers, placed third.

Education Coverage, TL2
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Update on StEP's program since the $103,000 Impact 100 Grant

The Economics Center for Education & Research’s goal for the Impact 100 grant was to expand the StEP program to five new schools over a three year period resulting in reaching approximately 1000 additional students. Since the grant was awarded in September 2009, the StEP program (empowers students to make wise choices and celebrate the consequences of those choices) will be introduced to the five schools in the 2010–2011 school year.

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A New Day, John Morris Interview with WCPO, Channel 9

John Morris, Chief Operating Officer at the Economics Center for Education & Research talks with Mona Morrow, Community Affairs Director at WCPO about the importance of financial education and the Economics Center's programs. The Economics Center has partnered with Huntington Bank for Connecting with Community.

Education Coverage, FEI
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David M. Szymanski Named New Dean of UC's College of Business

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High School Students Earn College Credit While Learning About Cincinnati's Economy

Cincinnati, OH – Thirty high school juniors from 18 local schools will begin a 3-week summer economics program where they will learn about the Cincinnati’s economy offered by the University of Cincinnati’s Economics Center. Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders (June 14th – July 2nd) aims to educate a cadre of young students, with a purpose to interest and excite them about economics and the Cincinnati community. These students were selected from a large pool of applicants.

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Top Tourist Attractions Make $1B Local Impact

This is the time of year when many people look forward to their vacations and family entertainment. The arts and entertainment industries are gearing up to present an array of appealing choices. Across the nation, regions will compete to attract tourists and their spending. These tourists represent an infusion of new money into an economy and usually provide a welcome boost to the region. Over the years, the UC Economics Center has measured the economic impact of many of the Cincinnati’s regional entertainment and art venues and, for this column, we have updated some of our findings.

Pulse on the Economy, Research