Subject: NC / IN economic losses
From: "Brinster, Jeremy" <[email-masked]>
To: "Dillon, Lauren" <[email-masked]>
Cc: RRResearch_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 15:22:33 -0700

Here are the newest / largest numbers. Let me know if you think I should add anything / send to TJ

AN NBC ANALYSIS FOUND NORTH CAROLINA HAD LOST BETWEEN $39.7 MILLION AND $186 MILLION FROM COMPANIES AND EVENTS BOYCOTTING THE STATE IN RESPONSE TO HB 2...

Raleigh News Observer: "An NBC Analysis Found North Carolina Has Lost Between $39.7 Million And $186 Million Due To Companies And Events Not Coming To The State In Protest" Of An Anti-LGBT Law Signed By McCrory. "Gov. Pat McCrory on Sunday morning defended the law on NBC's 'Meet the Press,' where host Chuck Todd told him that an NBC analysis found North Carolina has lost between $39.7 million and $186 million due to companies and events not coming to the state in protest." [Raleigh News Observer, 4/18/16<http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article72440452.html>]

...WHILE RALEIGH'S TOURISM BUREAU HAD ALREADY LOST OVER $3 MILLION...

Raleigh News Observer: "Wake County's Economic Losses Resulting From The Controversial New Law Known As HB2 Have Quadrupled Over The Last Seven Days" To Reach An Estimated $3.1 Million. "Wake County's economic losses resulting from the controversial new law known as HB2 have quadrupled over the last seven days, according to the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau. The visitors bureau reported April 11 that four groups had canceled plans to hold events in Wake - pulling more than $732,000 in estimated spending - because of House Bill 2, which some say discriminates against the transgender community, gays and lesbians. Two other events have been canceled, and another has been scaled back since then, the bureau reported in an update Monday. The bureau estimates that the changes cost the county an additional $2.4 million in economic spending, bringing the total of estimated losses to $3.1 million because of HB2." Raleigh News Observer, 4/18/16<http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article72440452.html>]

...AND ESTIMATED THE COUNTY COULD SEE $28 MILLION IN LOST VISITOR SPENDING

Raleigh News Observer: The Greater Raleigh Convention And Visitors Bureau Estimated That In Wake County, "$28 Million In Potential Visitor Spending Is In Jeopardy As A Result Of Cancellations Due To" An Anti-LGBT Law Signed By McCrory. "Wake County's economic losses resulting from the controversial new law known as HB2 have quadrupled over the last seven days, according to the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau... All together, the bureau estimates that $28 million in potential visitor spending is in jeopardy as a result of cancellations due to HB2, up from an estimate of $24 million last week. The bureau reports that leaders of seven events, five of which are considering the Raleigh Convention Center between this year and 2020, may decide to go elsewhere because of HB2." [Raleigh News Observer, 4/18/16<http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article72440452.html>]

THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS PREDICTED MORE THAN HALF A BILLION IN LOSSES FOR NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH 2018

Center For American Progress: "The North Carolina Economy Could Potentially Lose Out On More Than $567.5 Million In Private-Sector Economic Activity Through 2018" Due To An Anti-LGBT Law Signed By McCrory. "Based on publicly available estimates of the economic impact of lost or at-risk business activity or events, the North Carolina economy could potentially lose out on more than $567.5 million in private-sector economic activity through 2018." [Center for American Progress, 4/13/16<https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/lgbt/news/2016/04/13/135391/north-carolinas-discriminatory-h-b-2-threatens-more-than-half-billion-dollars-in-economic-activity/>]

INDIANAPOLIS' TOURISM AGENCY FOUND THAT THE CITY LOST UP TO $60 MILLION AND 12 CONVENTIONS DUE TO INDIANA'S RIGHT TO DISCRIMINATE LAW

Indianapolis Star: Backlash To Indiana's Right To Discriminate Law "Cost The City Of Indianapolis As Many As 12 Conventions And Up To $60 Million In Economic Impact." "The furor surrounding last year's Religious Freedom Restoration Act might have cost the city of Indianapolis as many as 12 conventions and up to $60 million in economic impact, the city's nonprofit tourism arm confirmed Monday evening...But after the AP reported the figures, Chris Gahl, vice president of marketing for Visit Indy, confirmed publicly what his group has been sharing with elected officials in recent weeks: Last year, 12 conventions cited RFRA as one reason they chose not to book Indianapolis." [Indianapolis Star, 1/26/16<http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/25/official-rfra-cost-indy-up-12-conventions-and-60m/79328422/>]

Indianapolis Star: In 2015, "12 Conventions Cited RFRA As One Reason They Chose Not To Book Indianapolis." "The furor surrounding last year's Religious Freedom Restoration Act might have cost the city of Indianapolis as many as 12 conventions and up to $60 million in economic impact, the city's nonprofit tourism arm confirmed Monday evening...But after the AP reported the figures, Chris Gahl, vice president of marketing for Visit Indy, confirmed publicly what his group has been sharing with elected officials in recent weeks: Last year, 12 conventions cited RFRA as one reason they chose not to book Indianapolis." [Indianapolis Star, 1/26/16<http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/25/official-rfra-cost-indy-up-12-conventions-and-60m/79328422/>]