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Article: CIAA and `Capital City' team up for a big score: Raleigh, N.C., offers tournament basketball and other attractions for African-Americans.(Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association)
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- Ebony
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- February 1, 2003
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THE Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association will crown new champions and cement new legends this year in the "Capital City" of Raleigh, N.C., which is hosting its fourth straight CIAA basketball tournament at the RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) Center.
Raleigh, which secured a contract in 2001 to host the major sport and social event through 2005, is expected to reap generous rewards not only from the exposure the tournament garners, but also from the millions of dollars that attendees, fans and vendors will drop in North Carolina's capital city and surrounding areas.
The six-day tournament is projected to have an economic impact of about $10 million, ...