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NBA All Star Game in Salt Lake, economic development hype | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Pirates baseball team economics

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Most recently, Kunkel and his team came to the conclusion that the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend, held in Cleveland, produced a direct net economic benefit to the city of a stunning $141 million, part of $248.9 But what earns him the most press is the work he oversees estimating the economic impact of marquee sporting events on their host cities.

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AWS investment in South Africa results in economic ripple effect

AWS Public Sector Blog

Fast forward to 2018, when AWS announced plans to launch data center infrastructure in the country. billion through 2022 to meet customer demand for cloud computing services, according to a new economic impact study (EIS) from AWS. An overview of AWS’s planned investment and its estimated economic impact in South Africa from 2018-2029.

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