"According to a report published by the Outdoor Industry Association in March, outdoor recreation generates $12 billion in spending in Utah. It supports 122,400 jobs, produces $856 million in tax revenue and accounts for about 5 percent of the state’s gross domestic product.... The burgeoning outdoor-recreation industry rivals all the extraction of finite minerals and petroleum products as a mainstay of the state’s economic health. And there are no limits to how much steady money outdoor recreation can bring to the Beehive State, unlike the boom-and-bust cycles of carbon-energy production." The Tribune hopes that "Gov. Gary Herbert’s appointment of Brad Petersen as the nation’s first state outdoor recreation director and adoption of his Outdoor Recreation Vision plan are signs that change is in the air." (The report: j.mp/18Z3j1z)
Posted on: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 14:55:13 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015