Economic Impact

On average, the Orange County Convention Center hosts approximately one million delegates annually and provides a $1.4 billion dollar total economic impact annually to the Central Florida economy, all at no cost to Orange County Citizens.

In addition to the $1.4 billion dollar annual impact, convention-related businesses and educational events known as "conventions" contribute the following to the Orange County economy:

• 26,000 jobs
• $15 million in ad valorem taxes for County services
• $19 million in ad valorem taxes for County schools
• $4.3 million in County surplus
• $1.57 billion in taxable value of convention-related hotel, restaurant, retail and service provider real property 

Source:  Fishkind & Associates, The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of the Orange County Convention Center

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