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Quote Me, Howie: Arik Forsman on the new Visit Duluth contract

“Thanks to board members, especially Karen Pionk and Lynne Williams, for their work on this with the city in recent years.” -- Arik Forsman

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Legendary Duluth City Councilor Arik Forsman on the nine-member council, on Monday night, approving an extended five-year agreement with Visit Duluth to lead the city's DMO efforts – “I’m excited this contract restablishes Visit Duluth as our premier Destination Marketing Organization. We’ve learned a lot over the past few years about what our community needs to have a healthy, strategic, and cohesive tourism industry. That starts with a modernized Visit Duluth ready to lead into the future. Thanks to board members, especially Karen Pionk and Lynne Williams, for their work on this with the city in recent years.”

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