Build it and they will come. That's
the feeling in North Myrtle Beach about the new North Myrtle
Beach Park & Sports Complex that will open in spring 2014.
Consider
This:
When the
city began discussions on building this facility, Coastal Carolina conducted a study
estimating the annual economic impact of the complex. We now know that planned
events for the first year exceed the initial estimates by more than $2.9 million and that number should actually grow as the year progresses.
North
Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, Florence and other cities across the region are
realizing that our area is ripe for growing sports tourism. Our fantastic
climate, wonderful amenities and state of the art facilities lure teams and
events. With success firmly in place for baseball, softball and soccer we should
now look at growing the category by adding volleyball, basketball, swimming and
equestrian sports.
Today,
however, we'll offer our congratulations to North Myrtle Beach leaders for
making a wise decision to get into the game of sports tourism.
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