Economic Impact
When WWE opened its office in 1983, the company had 13 employees. Today, WWE has approximately 625 full-time employees and growing and is a solid corporate citizen headquartered in the state of Connecticut. WWE and our employees pay millions of dollars in a variety of local, state and federal taxes. The company also employs vendors and service providers both locally and nationally who employ many people and contribute their share to the tax base. Additionally, our economic reach is truly global as a worldwide entertainment company with many international partners and employees all over the world as a direct result of our tours and monthly pay-per-view events including WrestleMania and SummerSlam. During the past five years, WrestleMania has contributed approximately $240 million worth of economic impact to cities and states. In April 2011, WrestleMania XXVII generated $62.1 million in economic impact for the state of Georgia and city of Atlanta, according to a study conducted by the Enigma Research Corporation.
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