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Image courtesy City of HarrisonburgThe state of Virginia is outpacing local cities when it comes to visitor spending in 2022. New data from Tourism Economics saw visitor spending in the state increase by 20.3 percent 鈥?while Waynesboro saw 9.1 percent growth and Harrisonburg saw an 11 percent increase.While visitor spending is up in both cities, the numbers suggest that other areas of the state are seeing more g stanley cup rowth than the Shenandoah Valley.Visitor spending for Waynesboro reached $73 million in 2022, a 9.1 percent increase over 2021. 聽The tourism industry provides annual city tax revenue of $3.5 million and supports 803 jobs. The tourism sector is a vital driver for economic growth, especially here in the Shenandoah Valley and Waynesboro, said Stephanie Duffy, project manager for Economic Development Tourism for the City of Waynesboro. As travelers visit our beautiful area, they are spending money on lodging, in restaurants and retail shops and generating tax revenue for the city. We are continually working with partners to create new opportunities for visitors to enjoy the area and patronize our establishments stanley taza . In nearby Harrisonburg, the city saw visitor spending reach $239 million, an 11 percent increase over 2021 and a 15 percent increase from pre-pandemic numbers seen in 2019. The tourism in stanley usa dustry provided $12.5 million in local taxes collected and supported 2,629 jobs. We utilized grant funds and other funds to increase advertising efforts and promote Harrisonbur Ddqa Old Dominion Electric Cooperative sets net zero CO2 emissions goal
The No. 1 Virginia mens tennis team bidon stanley 13-2, 3-0 ACC stanley cup logged a 7-0 victory over No. 33 NC State 11-9, 1-3 ACC on Friday March 18 at the Snyder Tennis Center. I was pleased with our overall performance today against a strong NC State team, said Virginia head coach Brian Boland. It was a positive for us to play in some pretty difficult conditions with swirling winds on the courts. Hopefully that gives us some good experience on how to deal with less-than-perfect conditions, because nothing is ever going to be just right. Now we look forward to preparing to play an outstanding Florida State team on Sunday. The Cavaliers won the doubles point after junior Thai-Son Kwiatkowski Charlotte, N.C. and senior Mac Styslinger Birmingham, stanley cup uk Ala. as well as junior J.C. Aragone Yorba Linda, Calif. and sophomore Collin Altamirano Sacramento, Calif. won their matches at No. 2 and No. 3 by 6-2 scores.In singles, Styslinger logged a quick 6-1, 6-0 victory over Chris Mikrovas at No. 6. Sophomore Henrik Wiersholm Kirkland, Wash. followed with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 5 over Michael Ogden. Kwiatkowski secured the team victory with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Shoti Meparidze at No. 3. Altamirano gave UVA a 5-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Ivan Saveljic at No. 2.Shane, playing at No. 1, battled back after dropping his first set in a tiebreaker to win his second two sets 7-5, 6-4. Aragone closed out the sweep by winning his third set in a tiebreaker after winning his first 6-3 but dropping h |
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