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• <br /> , . - • „---_--- , . <br /> Dann County, <br /> The. pilot- survey found that 88.2 percent_of the total business trips <br /> to PDK in 1979 were made because PDK was conveniently located to local <br /> business offices._ This finding underscores two considerations. First, <br /> a businessperson flying to Atlanta has an option of at least five airports. <br /> It is likely that a person flying to PDK for business reasons will conduct <br /> his or her affairs in the vicinity of the destination airport. Second, <br /> because of the proximity of the heaviest concentration of suburban office <br /> and industrial development in the metropolitan area (i.e. , that located <br /> within the I-85/1-285 corridors) , the airport acts as a magnet for trips <br /> and as a magnet for further private investment. <br /> Though it would be unrealistic to expect all business trips to PDK <br /> would-be oriented to DeKalb business locations, it is estimated that 70 <br /> percent of the business trips to PDK conduct their activities in DeKalb <br /> County. Thus, it is estimated that the county received approximately 70 <br /> percent, or $2.3 million, of the total indirect impact stemming from PDK <br /> activity in 1979. <br /> Induced and Total Impact <br /> The induced impact of PDK for DeKalb County is estimated to be a <br /> multiplier of 2.25. It is not possible to allocate the secondary effects <br /> as initial expenditures (primary impact) flow through the economy since <br /> the individual- firms and employees who contribute to the induced impact are <br /> not known. It is reasonable to assume that as each round of spending occurs, <br /> the expenditures are made increasingly by persons outside DeKalb County. <br /> The following table summarizes the primary, induced and total economic <br /> impact of PDK on DeKalb County. <br /> -21- <br /> NAY 111111.SI LE 11.110 ROE ASSOCIATE& <br />