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11-6-14 fdl county tourism marketing grant

todayNovember 6, 2014

The Fond du lac Convention and Visitors Bureau has received a major grant from the state to help market tourism.  Wisconsin Tourism Secretary Stephanie Klett will present the Bureau on November 19th with a $40,000 grant.  Fond du Lac Area Convention and Visitors Bureau chief Craig Molitor says the money will be used to promote winter activities.  According to a tourism press release in 2013, the tourism economy in Wisconsin totaled an estimated $17.5 billion, a 4 percent increase over 2012.  Total business sales in Fond du Lac County topped $205 million in 2013, supporting nearly 2,500 jobs and $15 million in state and local taxes.

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