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HOUSTON A – Z | THE SUPER BOWL EDITION

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Super Bowl Host Committee Budget : $ 63 million
Full-time employees : 42
Contractors : 25
Local volunteers : 10,000
Net income generated for Houston economy by Super Bowl : $ 350 million
Incremental tax revenue collected locally : $ 44 million
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Visitors coming to Houston for Super Bowl : 150,000
Number of tickets for the game : 75,000
Population growth since last Super Bowl : 1.1 million
Investment in downtown improvements since 2004 : $ 6 billion

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Investment in George R . Brown / Convention District Redevelopment : $ 180 million january 17 | LOCAL 61