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Nominations Requested for Montana's Tourism Awards Helena, MT - January 2, 2003 - The Governor's Tourism Advisory Council (TAC) is accepting nominations for the Montana 2003 Tourism Awards. This year, in addition to Tourism Person and Community of the Year, awards for Tourism Event and Tourism Partnership have been added to the field. The awards recognize individuals, events, or communities whose efforts to promote or develop Montana's tourism opportunities, this year or for a series of years, have preserved or enhanced tourism's role in Montana's economy. The award winners will be announced at the 29th Annual Governor's Conference on Tourism and Recreation scheduled for March 24-25, 2003 at the Colonial Hotel in Helena, Montana. Governor Judy Martz will present the awards. Nomination forms are available from the Department of Commerce Montana Promotion Division by calling Amy Robbins at 406-841-2769 or email amy@visitmt.com The forms are also available electronically at www.travelmontana.state.mt.us/conference/award.htm. The deadline for nominations is February 28, 2003. The 2002 Tourism Person and Community of the Year Awards were given to Don Sorensen of Virgelle and the city of Hardin. Terry Zee Lee of Billings received a regional recognition award. Tourism and recreation is Montana's 2nd largest industry. In 2001, 9.6 million people visited Montana spending $1.7 billion during their stay. 32,200 jobs are directly and indirectly supported by nonresident travel with an annual payroll of $492 million. ###
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