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It's Booming: New Stats on WA's Outdoor Recreation Economy

Published on Fri, Feb 15, 2013
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Having fun outdoors is serious business in Washington State. A new report from the Outdoor Industry Association shows that recreation is responsible for 227,000 jobs in Washington, $7 billion in wages and $1.6 billion dollars in state and local taxes.