I would have preferred that the economic impact story of the Games had been released on Wednesday, not on a Friday afternoon which is known as a time to bury or to visually reduce the impact of some stories/announcements. Tourism is an economic driver and yes, I too hope that the athletic village condos do sell-through by next year.
Vancouver Games gave C$2 billion economic boost: studyBy Allan Dowd | Reuters – 54 minutes ago
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The Winter Olympics provided an economic boost worth C$2 billion or more to the Vancouver area, according to an economic study released Friday.
The study for the provincial and federal governments was made public as the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) prepared to release its final budget report later in the day.
Pre-Games construction, tourism income and spending on Olympic operations during the February event provided an economic boost of between C$2 billion and C$2.5 billion, according to an analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Olympic and Paralympic events were held in Vancouver, on Canada's Pacific coast, as well as at the nearby mountain ski resort of Whistler.
Games' economic impact released today