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Rochester tourism tops $1B in economic impact in 2025

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(ABC 6 News) – A new University of Minnesota report says tourism generated more than $1 billion in economic activity in Rochester in 2025. The report, commissioned by Experience Rochester, said tourism in The Med City supported nearly 8,000 jobs in 2025.

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  1. KAAL Rochester

    Rochester tourism tops $1B in economic impact in 2025 (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    (ABC 6 News) – A new University of Minnesota report says tourism generated more than $1 billion in economic activity in Rochester in 2025. The report, commissioned by Experience Rochester, said tourism in The Med City supported nearly 8,000 jobs in 2025.

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    UMN report says Rochester tourism hit $1.1B in 2025. What that means for the city’s economy (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    (ABC 6 News) – A new University of Minnesota report says tourism in Rochester was tied to about $1.1 billion in economic activity. More than 1 million people visit Rochester each year, and those visitors help keep many local businesses going even as some have closed in the past year.