Extension Economist in Channel 5 Tourism Webinar Report
University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist and professor of economics Jim McConnon discussed the $35 million economic impact some 270,000 visiting cruise line passengers will have on Maine this summer in a Channel 5 (WABI) interview Wednesday. He also discussed a new webinar created by McConnon and UMaine School of Economics professor Todd Gabe with collaborators from southern Maine, available for merchants and vendors interested marketing to cruise ship passengers. A news release has more information.
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