Revenue Increase from JSU Games

The City of Jackson's revenue increases from Jackson State's games and SWAC Championship victory.

WOW, A HISTORIC SEASONOR F THEJACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY 10REGULAR SEASON WINS UNDEFEATEDATHOME.AND NOW YOUR 2021 SWAGCONFERENCE CHAMPIONS, BUTHE TSPEED TO GET OUT ON THEPERIMETER AND THE CHAMPIONS OFGAME WAS THE LAST HOME GAME THISYEAR AND THE NUMBERS ARE INACCORDING TO VISIT JACKSON.IT’S ESTIMATED THAT JSU FOOTBALLBROUGHT IN A WHOPPING 30 MILLIONDOLLARS IN REVENUE TO THECAPITAL CITY.I DON’T KWNO IF WE’VE EVER SEENANYTHING LIKE THAT.IT’S PRETTYS I RECORD-BREAKINGYOLANDA CLAYMORE SAYS FROMRETAIL TO RESTAURANTS ERYVEBUSINESS IN THE CITY FTEL THECOACH PRIME EFFECT WITH THEPANDEMIC FAR FROM OVER.SHE SAYS THIS ECONOMIC BMOO CAMEAT THE RIGHT TIME.WELL, IT’S VITAL.MIEAN THEY HAVE THEY HAVESUFFERED A LOT OF BUSINESSESVEHA CLOSED EVEN BECSEAU OF THEPANDEMIC SO FOR THIS TOE BHAPPENING AT TSHI TIME, IT’SJUST IT’S AN IMPORTANT TIME INOUR CITY AND AS THE TIGERS KEPTWINNING BUSINESSES KEPT SEEINGMORE AND MORE CUSTOMERS.ESPECIALLY THE HOMEWOOD SUITESIN FONDREN EVERY TIME THERE’ASHOME GAME.WE’ SREOLD OUT LOUIS FORM BE THEGENERAL MANAGER SAYS BUSINESS ISBOOMING.HE SAYS FOR THE OLD CORN STATEGAME ROOMS WERE SOLD OUT TWOMONTHS IN VANCADE AS ONE OFHE TNEWER BUSINESSES IN THE AREA.HE EXPECTS MORE DEVELOPMENTS ASA RESTUL OF THE TIGER’S SUCCESS.I’M EXCITED ABOUT THEOPPORTUNITIES FOR JACONKSJACKSON STATE