24. "No it doesn't. It's federally funded....." In response to In response to 22
>Funding comes from the Institutions own endowment, private >and corporate contributions, membership dues, government >support and ...
That only covers exhibit artifacts and limited exhibit installations...it doesn't cover infrastructure. A Zoo, any Zoo, is like 90% about infrastructure. Signage and things of that nature are part of infrastructure....
>retail, concession and licensing revenue.
Limited revenue from those sources.....
>Which won't make up for the sequestrian and they do a decent >job of hosting events; but unless you're funneling internal >revenue, when people can walk across the street to 7/11 and >get a similarly over priced soda or bring their own, then >they're missing out.
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