Tourism officials work to keep CIAA in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte tourism officials are off to Virginia to try to keep the CIAA in Charlotte.

Charlotte has hosted it eight years in a row, but the contract is up next year. A local delegation will be at CIAA's board meeting Wednesday, fighting for a new long-term deal.

Eyewitness News is told the tournament brings in about $50 million each March. Mert's Heart and Soul restaurant doesn't doubt it.

"Oh, it's 10 times as big, at a time when it's pretty slow,” said manager Leia James.

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