Cardinals' run cancels St. Louis worker furloughs

[October 22, 2011]  ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis employees will not have to take mandatory furloughs this year after all, thanks to the Cardinals' trip to the World Series.

KMOX Radio (http://cbsloc.al/mUBz1A) reports that the additional revenue for the city generated by the postseason run has prompted Mayor Francis Slay to cancel furloughs.

Slay says the postseason baseball has generated a little more than $2 million in extra funds for the city. The furloughs were expected to save the city $2.8 million, but if the World Series makes it to seven games, the city would stand to make another $900,000 or so in additional revenue.

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Information from: KMOX-AM, http://www.kmox.com/  

[Associated Press]

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