What’s the Bird say about the All-Star game’s economic impact?
Some big numbers have been batted around concerning the economic impact of the All-Star game on St. Louis. Staff writer Doug Moore reports in a story on Thursday’s front page of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Those whose job it is to promote the city billed the five days of All-Star events as an overwhelming success, saying the estimates they used going in of 230,000 people spending $60 million appeared on target. But the businesses that boasted the biggest bumps in sales seemed to be those located near America’s Center or Busch Stadium, or on the route between the two. Otherwise, downtown businesses reported mixed results.
Given the uncertainty, Moore reports, the Convention and Visitors Commission has hired a sports marketing firm to quantify both the economic impact of purchases made during the All-Star events and the value of positive remarks about the city made during the national media exposure.
What’s the Weatherbird say about the All-Star game’s economic impact?
- Show me the money (48%, 73 Votes)
- Money ball (27%, 41 Votes)
- The final score (10%, 15 Votes)
- Impact player (10%, 15 Votes)
- Cash register (5%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 151
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Steve Parker is the deputy managing editor for news, and oversees the Post-Dispatch's front page. STLtoday's online news editors are on his newsroom team. Parker has been at the paper since September 1980. 
For our businees (and many others) down on Laclede’s Landing it was a total bust. Nothing like The Final Four. I am sure many hotels, restaurants and bars near the stadium did well but the word from many other downtown bars/nightclubs it was a bust. Still, I am very pleased that the city did a great job hosting the All Star Game.