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Thursday, October 08, 2009

Weak economy threatens Appalachian tourism projects (USA Today)

Via USA Today:

By Dionne Walker, Associated Press Writer

In Appalachia, towns seeking to stay afloat by replacing dwindling blue-collar jobs with ones in the hospitality industry have been stymied by vacationers' reluctance to spend money, threatening what some saw as the first renaissance in generations for this rural belt stretching from southern New York to northern Mississippi.

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-10-07-appalachian-tourism_N.htm

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