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Same-Sex Marriage Expected to Boost Laurel, Statewide Wedding Business
Cakes Plus, Kake Korner, and other businesses may enjoy part of the projected $90 million spending increase.
With the passage of Question 6 approving same-sex marriage, some financial analysts say believe that Maryland’s economy could see as much as a $90 million boost, according to a recent Gazette story.
Mark Yost, president of the Maryland Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, quoted research from UCLA's Williams Institute that there could be $3.6 million in sales and lodging tax revenue, and $21 million per year from wedding-related businesses.
A reporter for the Baltimore Business Journal spoke with Mary Alice Yetskey, the marketing director of Duff Goldman’s Charm City Cakes, who believes that her business will see a “much busier January” than normal.
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The increase could be a boon for Laurel-area providers of wedding services, too, like Cakes Plus, Kake Korner, or Gourment Express Catering.
The Journal's story also quotes Mark Scurti, an attorney specializing in LGBT issues at Towson’s Pessin Katz Law, discussing the need for lawyers who “understand the intricacies” of same-sex couple marriages.
