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New Report Makes Link Between The Arts, Economy

When we talk about the arts, the conversation is usually about culture, craft and style. But, what about the cold, hard cash?

Well, a new report makes the link between the arts and our economy. And according to the 2017 Arts and Economic Prosperity report conducted by national arts advocacy organization Americans for the Arts, the arts are a growing industry in Phoenix.

For more on this, I sat down with Randy Cohen, vice president of research and policy at Americans for the Arts, to talk about what they found in the report earlier this morning.

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Lauren Gilger, host of KJZZ's The Show, is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized.