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Article: Fairbanks. (tourism in Fairbanks, Alaska)
- Article from:
- Alaska Business Monthly
- Article date:
- May 1, 1998
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The state's second largest city is seeing a lot of green this time of year - and it's not just due to sun-rich vegetation.
Fairbanks is clothed in a healthy dose of tourism dollars.
Tourism is the second largest, private-sector employer in Fairbanks, preceded only by the mining industry. By the year 2000, state economists predict that tourism will be Fairbanks' largest employer - spreading even more wealth, and creating even more jobs for its residents. And it's not just those in the industry profiting; industry-related kickbacks into the community alone total more than $100 million annually - via expenditures on equipment, property enhancements, taxes, daily ...