| $169.9 million |
State taxes collected in 2005 from Nashville tourism and hospitality |
| 29th |
Nashville’s rank, by population, among U.S. cities |
| 115th |
The Nashville Convention Center’s rank by size among U.S. convention facilities |
| 288 |
The number of major conventions Nashville has lost since 1999 because the Nashville Convention Center is too small |
| $82 million |
Local taxes collected in 2005 from those industries, used for education and community projects |
| 57,000 |
Number of people employed in Nashville tourism and hospitality |
| 118,000 |
Square feet of exhibit space in the current downtown convention center |
| 375,000 |
Amount of square footage proposed for the new convention center exhibit hall |
| 1.2 million |
The total square footage planned for The Music City Center |
| $455 million |
Estimated cost of the new facility |
| $700 million |
Estimated annual return to Nashville economy through direct visitor spending |
| $0 |
Local property and sales tax increase needed to build The Music City Center |
| 36,000 |
The estimated number of new jobs that could be created if Nashville builds a new downtown convention center and reaches its goal of building its tourism industry from $3 billion to $5 billion |