NRA event may pump $70 million into Phoenix

[Gunco]

Next week's National Rifle Association convention in Phoenix is the sort of gathering the city had in mind when it spent $600 million to expand its convention center.Phoenix is trying to move up to the big leagues of the convention business. The NRA is expected to bring 50,000 people to the city. One tourism group projects it will pump $70 million into the local economy.

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