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Events Complex reports $18.5 million local economic impact from five 2025 summer events
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Sweetwater County Events Complex director Candy Pendleton said five major summer events generated an estimated $18.5 million in local spending and outlined possible capital projects, including a "Legacy Silo" tied to America's 250th anniversary grant funding.
Sweetwater County Events Complex executive director Candy Pendleton told commissioners Oct. 7 that five large events in summer 2025 generated an estimated $18.5 million in direct spending in the county.
Pendleton said the complex hosted the Tiffin Allegro RV rally, the National High School finals rodeo, the county fair ("Wyoming's Big Show"), Royal Crown barrel racing and Sweetwater Downs horse racing. Using tourism spending estimates provided by the Wyoming Office of Tourism, staff calculated…
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