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While the NFL, with $9 billion in annual revenue, does not break out the sales for the business, Wintergrass said it has steadily grown and the NFL is eyeing further expansion.

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Corporate customers make up between 70 per cent and 80 per cent of the clients for the Super Bowl, while the reverse is true for the other properties, Wintergrass said.

Reuters: Top News 2011

"So this is where it all starts," says Winnie Wintergrass, general manager of the facility, as she walks inside yellow safety lines on the floor.

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Slumping attendance, rising hotel costs and restrictions on jamming at Hotel Murano have Wintergrass organizers considering a move to Regency Hyatt Bellevue in 2010.

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Wintergrass, the popular Tacoma bluegrass festival, is looking for greener pastures, city officials have learned.

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Sure hope you†™ re looking forward to one of the highlights of Tacoma†™ s cultural calendar, the 17th annual Wintergrass bluegrass festival starting this week, an event that draws performers and fans from all over the country, adding vitality and economic activity to downtown and†¦

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With the announcement this week that Wintergrass is leaving its Tacoma birthplace and moving to allegedly cheaper pastures on King County†™ s east side, Tacoma has lost a major cultural and economic asset.

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But Tacoma power brokers Monday countered with incentives aimed at keeping the popular bluegrass festival in Tacoma, its home for 16 years. “We had a very positive, constructive meeting, †said the City of Tacoma†™ s community and economic development director, Ryan Petty, alluding to a “concrete plan†that included offering Wintergrass a $10,000 sponsorship grant and other incentives.

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The bluegrass festival†™ s board of directors voted to uproot the popular event and move to Hyatt Regency Bellevue in 2010 after a 16-year run in Tacoma, directors announced Tuesday. “I wish it was another way, †Wintergrass director Patrice O†™ Neill said Tuesday afternoon, audibly choked up as she prepared to break the news to management at Hotel Murano, which has served as ground zero for the event.

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