Tampa Bay Lost Out On A Lot Of Money After Sports Cancellations
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The Tampa Bay area had five major sporting events that were cancelled because of the coronavirus and it has cost the area over $350 million. The events that were cancelled are: March Madness at Amalie Arena, Firestone Grand Prix in St. Pete, Valspar Championship golf tournament, Wrestlemania at Raymond James Stadium and spring training baseball. The total in lost economic impact: somewhere between $290 million and $390 million, according to a Tampa Bay Times analysis.
Between the coronavirus cancellations for @WrestleMania, @marchmadness, @ValsparChamp, @GPSTPETE and spring training, Tampa Bay missed out on $300+ million in economic impact. https://t.co/87ieNdWkyG
— Sports by Tampa Bay Times (@TBTimes_Sports) March 29, 2020
Kevin is a member of Tampa Bay‘s Hometown Morning Krewe on 995 QYK. He has been with the station for 25 years, is a Tampa native, and went to Jesuit High School and USF. Go Bulls!. He is passionate about all things Tampa Bay. Kevin writes articles on the ongoing road projects around the Tampa Bay area, awards that Tampa Bay cities and businesses have won and country music happenings around the Bay area. He is always doing many things with his wife and kids. He loves to read books and play video games in his spare time.
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