Mississippi Business Journal » hostoric tourism http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 NPS report shows economic impact of Vicksburg battlefield http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/01/nps-report-shows-economic-impact-of-vicksburg-battlefield/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nps-report-shows-economic-impact-of-vicksburg-battlefield http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/01/nps-report-shows-economic-impact-of-vicksburg-battlefield/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:44:51 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=53204 VICKSBURG — A new National Park Service report shows that 581,459 visitors in 2010 spent $28.9 million in the Vicksburg National Military Park and in communities near the park. The NPS says that spending supported 449 jobs in the local area. Park Superintendent Michael Madell says the NPS report found 52 percent of the spending/jobs [...]

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