In June, we highlighted a new study by the North Carolina Arts Council that found that the “nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $1.2 billion in direct economic activity in North Carolina, supporting more than 43,600 full-time equivalent jobs and generating $119 million in revenue for local governments and the State of North Carolina.” This [...]
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Economic Impact of Creative Nonprofits Equals $1.2 Billion
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
In May, we encouraged readers of this blog to contact their state legislators to remind them that any further cuts to the state arts budget would negatively affect every county and “strike at the heart of arts-driven economic development.” But just how impactful would further cuts be? The North Carolina Arts Council released the results [...]