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What was the impact of Super Bowl XL?
A year ago, the national media was focused on the city of Detroit for the 40th Super Bowl. A study commissioned by the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau found that Super Bowl XL generated $261 million in economic impact for the city and surrounding area.

Super Bowl XL Earnings & Spending Announced
The Detroit News reports that according to the just-completed study by a St. Louis research firm for the Metro Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau, hosting Super Bowl XL provided a $273.9-million economic boost to the Detroit area. While that number is on the lower side, it was a huge boost for the normally empty February for Detroit.

Harnessing Super Bowl XL's Energy
Both the Detroit News and Free Press are reporting that now that visitors have left, regional and state leaders have turned their attention to harnessing momentum generated by Super Bowl XL and using it to turn around downtown Detroit and Michigan as a whole. The same challenges exist: lack of adequate public transportation & urban blight in Detroit and budget problems & lack of jobs everywhere.

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Detroit Super Bowl XL Host Committee
Created specifically for the 2006 Super Bowl, committee will join business, community, political, and economic resources from throughout the region for a common goal - to showcase a revitalized Detroit when the world comes to its living room. (Detroit, Wayne County)

Ford Field, Home of Super Bowl XL! (Detroit, Wayne County)
Joyful Treats (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County)
SUPER NORTH WEEKEND (Walloon Lake, Charlevoix County)
The World is Coming to Detroit (Detroit, Wayne County)

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