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Nonprofit arts and culture sector put $82.4 million into Springfield economy last year

The Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival of 2022 takes place in Stearns Square in the heart of the downtown dining district in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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The Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival of 2022 takes place in Stearns Square in the heart of the downtown dining district in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Venues, activities came back strong after pandemic shutdowns, study finds.

A study found that nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in Springfield, Massachusetts generated more than $82 million in economic activity last year.

The national study that included 373 regions was conducted by Americans for the Arts. The findings were based on financial information supplied by the local nonprofits and surveys of people who attended arts and culture events.

WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Karen Finn, Executive Director of the Springfield Cultural Partnership.

The record-setting tenure of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. The 2011 tornado and its recovery that remade the largest city in Western Massachusetts. The fallout from the deadly COVID outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Those are just a few of the thousands and thousands of stories WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill has covered for WAMC in his nearly 17 years with the station.