Military move good news for businesses

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Military move good news for businesses
By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Thursday, January 31, 2008

GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — The 15,000 Defense Department personnel and family members in U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwöhr had about a $45 million impact on the local economy last year, according to an Installation Management Command- Europe fact sheet.

So, what will 7,500 more soldiers and family members mean for off-post businesses in the area?

Cha-ching!

Earlier this month, U.S. Army Europe officials announced that more than 3,700 “Dagger” Brigade soldiers — with at least that many dependents — would move to Grafenwöhr from Schweinfurt in the next two years.

And that’s good news, off-post business owners say.


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