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Fort Ticonderoga has major economic impact on the area, study says By Lohr McKinstry STA FF W RITER
TICONDEROGA | Visitation to the Fort Ticonderoga is a major boost to the region’s economy, a new study shows. A just-released report shows a $12.1 million annual impact from the national historic landmark. “Collectively, we are building a thriving economy,” Fort Ticonderoga President Beth Hill said, during a recent presentation at the fort’s Mars Education Center. “We are on the cusp of some really amazing opportunities.” The fort commissioned the Magellan Strategy Group of Asheville, NC to perform an economic impact study analyzing Fort Ticonderoga’s impact on the surrounding region, she said. The report utilized data provided by people visiting Fort Ticonderoga programmed into IMPLAN
analytical software. Hill said the study employed a conservative approach to measuring guest spending and evaluated only those expenditures that occurred as a result of visiting the fort. State Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-Queensbury) was at the event and said it was good news to hear. “From that plan, you adjust your activities to improve,” he said. “It’s really telling and really encouraging.” He said the report shows that what the fort does spills over into the larger community. Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism President James McKenna also praised the fort’s work. “It sort of sets a tone for the region that this is an important asset we have here,” he said. “It’s a sustainable economic boost.” He called Hill “a bolt of lightning” for her work at enhancing » Fort Ti Cont. on pg. 5
The Magellan report shows:
• Visitor spending by the more than 75,000 annual Fort Ticonderoga guests while in the region generates a direct economic impact of $6.7 million annually. • Guest spending and Fort Ticonderoga’s operations support 151 regional jobs, representing $6.3 million in labor income that flows into the regional economy. • $2.5 million in annual tax revenue generated to federal, state and regional governments. • $1.1 million in state and local taxes and an additional $1.4 million in federal taxes. • State and regional revenue reduces the annual tax burden for every local household in Essex County by an estimated $73.28. • 85 percent of guests say that Fort Ticonderoga is the primary reason for visiting the Ticonderoga area. • 75 percent of Fort Ticonderoga’s 75,000 guests visited the area for the first time in 2016. • Total spending per guest associated with a visit to Fort Ticonderoga is $89.24, including food and beverage, lodging, gas/auto, retail and entertainment. see article above
Hospital clinics to open soon The first phase of the Moses-Ludington Hospital rebuild is almost done
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TICONDEROGA | The first phase of the reconstruction of Moses-Ludington Hospital is wrapping up with an opening expected in a month. Moses-Ludington is in the final stages of completing the renovation of its specialty physician clinic space, Director of Community Relations Jane Hooper said, and patients will begin meeting with physicians in the new space by Oct. 1. The work started in May, Chief Operating Officer Matt Nolan said. He said the state Department of Health will inspect the clinic space on Sept. 26.
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“We’ll move in once we have their blessing,” he said. “It won’t take long.” Patients won’t experience any disruption in care, he said. “We expect a very smooth transition as each phase of the project is underway and care is transferred from the older department to the newly renovated department,” said Nolan. “We have developed the construction plans to ensure that there is no disruption in patient care and very little inconvenience for visitors and staff.” The transformed space includes six exam rooms, private registration space, a waiting area and procedure rooms, along with a recovery area for patients who have undergone minor procedures. The space offers a major improvement from the original specialty physician space, which had not been modified since 1981. » MLH rebuild Cont. on pg. 4
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