Boise Centre gives boost to local economy, study says The Downtown convention center produces jobs and tax revenue, two Boise State University economists say.

Events at the Boise Centre create the equivalent of 24.4 full-time jobs a year, boost local earnings by $530,000 and generate $856,000 in taxes for every $1 million spent by the center and its visitors, said the study by John Church and Don Holley.

More than 16,000 nonresidents visited one or more of 28 selected conventions or meetings at the Boise Centre last year and spent an estimated $20 million, including $4 million in locally produced goods and services, the study said.

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