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Northwest Fla., Panhandle Business Briefs - October 2010

| 10/1/2010

Tourism Impact

Bed tax receipts in the four Florida counties closest to the oil spill in the Gulf declined in June, indicating a tourism slowdown.

Bed Taxes

County % Drop from June 2009
Escambia -15%
Okaloosa -17
Santa Rosa -17
Walton -7
Source: Tourist development councils

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