{"id":79217,"date":"2025-08-13T08:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T08:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/79217\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T08:47:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T08:47:08","slug":"tourism-group-reveals-economic-impact-nato-assembly-had-on-dayton-whio-tv-7-and-whio-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/79217\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism group reveals economic impact NATO assembly had on Dayton \u2013 WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

DAYTON \u2014 More than $1 million was spent in Dayton during the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Spring session. <\/p>\n

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As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, I-Team Lead Investigative Reporter John Bedell previously looked into the millions of dollars in public money the state spent to keep everyone safe. <\/p>\n

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Traffic couldn\u2019t drive through parts of downtown because of the secure perimeter in May. <\/p>\n

Now, News Center 7 is looking at the return on investment for the local economy. <\/p>\n

The Hilton Garden Inn, in downtown Dayton, was so close to the NATO Village that people could look out the window and see into the secure perimeter. <\/p>\n

\u201cPeople could walk the sidewalk in front of our hotel, but the street was closed,\u201d James Bailey, with Hilton Garden Inn, said. <\/p>\n

News Center 7 talked to Bailey after obtaining new data from Destination Dayton, which estimated the economic impact of the NATO event to be $1,320,000. <\/p>\n

The organization said that the number is based on the approximate spending by attendees on hotels, restaurants, and shopping during the event. <\/p>\n

They added that the city also got just under $138M in media publicity from the event. <\/p>\n

Bailey said he knows the weekend-long event was not good for all downtown businesses. <\/p>\n

News Center 7 previously talked to businesses inside and outside the secure perimeter that chose to close due to the challenges it created. <\/p>\n

Other businesses said they saw negative impacts from NATO.<\/p>\n

\u201cProbably were down 25 percent over last year\u2019s Memorial Day weekend,\u201d Kelly Byrd, General Manager of Spaghetti Warehouse in downtown Dayton, said. <\/p>\n

$2 million from the federal government helped support holding the NATO assembly. <\/p>\n

Governor Mike DeWine told News Center 7\u2019s John Bedell this spring that the state spent millions more on security. <\/p>\n

Bedell asked specifically how much taxpayer money the state will spend to protect the assembly. <\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I think by the time you\u2019re done, it\u2019s probably over $5 million,\u201d DeWine said.<\/p>\n

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