Record #:

8028

Author(s):

Maurer, Allan

Abstract:

Since 2003, Alleghany County has experienced an economic downturn, and over 2,000 jobs have been lost in the rural area. To spur the economy, county officials are planning to build a $10 million teapot museum in Sparta. Projections from a national firm hired to evaluate the museum's prospects are that the museum would attract 61,000 people annually, add $7.5 million in tourist revenue, and increase local sales and occupancy taxes by $250,000. The schedule for the opening of 300,000-square-foot-building is 2008.

Source:

North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 64 Issue 8, Aug 2006, p7, il

Subject(s):

Museums--Sparta; Alleghany County--Economic conditions