Kansas State Fair Saw $200K Spike In Gate Receipts
Associated Press - Fri 10:24 AM 10/12/2012
Fair officials reported the $200,000 boost in gate receipts Thursday as they set the 2014 budget.
The Kansas State Fair collected 14 percent more in ticket sales this year than last year as attendance increased.
Fair officials reported the $200,000 boost in gate receipts Thursday as they set the 2014 budget.
The fair had nearly 4,000 more fairgoers than in 2011. This year also saw the price of adult tickets bought at the gate increase by $2 to $10. Plus, advance tickets increased by $1.
The 2012 event also netted the fair $1.79 million in sales, up $2 million from last year. The sales category includes the
percentage of sales for food, carnival and other revenues that vendors pay the fair, along with carnival space fees.
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Associated Press Information from: The Hutchinson News
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Victory.2012
Friday 12 October 2012 15:06 Report this comment
thank you Peta