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Article: Orange County, Calif., Tourism, Film Agencies Find New Home.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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- February 29, 2000
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Mar. 1--The Orange County Tourism Council and the Orange County Film Commission are moving to a new Center for Entertainment and Tourism at California State University, Fullerton.
The two bodies will move early this month into adjacent offices at Cal State Fullerton. Starting this fall, the university's new center will offer students inter-disciplinary training for careers in tourism, entertainment media, and the hospitality industry.
Tourism is a big industry in Orange County, where 38 million visitors spent $5.9 billion in 1999.
Ephraim Smith, vice president of academic affairs at Cal State Fullerton, said the Tourism Council and the Film ...