Linn County – Prospect Meadows released an economic impact study that shows the sports complex hit a decisive home run for Linn County last summer.

The study by the Sports Facilities Companies (SFC) showed Prospect Meadows generated more than $11 million of "new spending at businesses" and more than 24,000 hotel room nights in the area.

"It's nice to finally have solid data to show our true value to the area," said Jack Roeder, President and CEO of Prospect Meadows, a nonprofit organization. "We are committed to continue supporting our communities through local play and must be one of the leading attractions of out-of-state visitors to our area."

While many other local tourist attractions are still struggling from the pandemic, Prospect Meadows proves sports tourism may be the future of driving hotel rooms, hotel-motel tax revenue and out-of-town visitors to Linn County.

"This is what destination tourism is all about," said Roeder. "The people of Linn County can be proud that their investment has become a real lightning rod for tourism dollars in this area."

The Sports Facilities Companies (SFC) conducted the economic impact evaluation and study. SFC is located in Clearwater, Florida and works with sports facilities and sports tourism nationwide. The study was based on the March through October 2022 season.

"We are continually looking for ways our facilities can improve the economic vitality of the communities we serve while providing young athletes with a world-class facility for years to come," said Roeder.

Prospect Meadows is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization promoting and developing young athletes. Unique to Prospect Meadows is its commitment to providing programs for differently-abled and underserved children. Prospect Meadows includes a state-of-the-art baseball and softball complex in Eastern Linn County on 128 acres of land.

 

ECONOMIC IMPACT

FACT SHEET

 

• Prospect Meadows generated 127,200 visits to the complex from March-October 2022
• Visitors resulted in 24,204 hotel nights (averaging nearly 3,000 rooms per month)
• Visitors from outside the state accounted for 2% of attendees
• Prospect Meadows created $11.08 million of economic impact over the 8 months reviewed
• Tax revenue generated was nearly $1 million

 

The Sports Facilities Companies

The Sports Facilities Companies is a resource for communities seeking to plan, fund, develop, and/or operate sports, recreation, entertainment, and wellness facilities. The SFC team has guided projects in over 2,500

communities nationwide and overseen more than $15 billion in projects, making it the country's largest network of sports tourism and local recreation venues.

www.sportsfacilities.com.