Backstreet Boys Boost Town's Business

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Feb 27, 2001 Source: Excite News Submitted By: NicksNinjaLady@aol.com GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - The best way to boost a sagging economy? Book the Backstreet Boys. Their Feb. 18 concert at the Alerus Center injected more than $1 million into the local economy, says Deb Melby of the Greater Grand Forks Convention and Visitors Bureau. More than 19,000 people attended. Of those, Melby says, 11,400 came from outside a 20-mile radius of Grand Forks, and as many as 4,000 of them stayed in hotels. However, not all businesses benefited. "I thought I might snag a few (concert-related) customers, but no," says Wayne Davis, who runs a jewelry store in the Columbia Mall. "It's mostly all going to restaurants and clothing stores." Comment on this item. Next Item: Teen star has personal stake in cancer research Prev Item: Pop Singer Explores Cancer's Origins