I think the answer is yes. And if you look at it, one of the things that I saw that was effective is that When you have these local partnerships and you can have the local convention bureau partner together with the state, that actually expands the buying power. the purchasing power, whether you're talking about the eastern Panhandle or down in Greenbrier county or a new river gorge. And I think we're going to continue to look for additional partnerships where we can stretch dollars even further. (12:09–12:19)
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