COCOA BEACH, Fla. – To encourage tourists to return to Florida’s Space Coast, Brevard County is spending almost $750,000 in advertising.The Space Coast Office Tourism says summer is the perfect time to launch its campaign.Executive Director Peter Cranis said Brevard County is expected to lose a billion dollars this year, and that’s even with the SpaceX Demo-2 launch attracting about 200,000 people.Cranis said the launch may have saved some businesses."It put a little bit of revenue in their pockets where it was desperately needed," he said. "If there was a business that was maybe on the brink, and they managed to make it to Memorial Day weekend and then the launch, they probably were able to stay open and that's a great thing," Cranis.
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