“The Help” Helps Mississippi City
The Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll Industrial Foundation estimates that the filming of the hit movie “The Help” was a big help to the Greenwood area economy.
Bill Crump, the foundation’s chairman, said the film’s production in Greenwood last summer brought $13 million into the community.
Crump told The Greenwood Commonwealth that evidence of the economic effect was in banks and businesses that received lots of large bills. Cast and crew members were paid expense money with $50 and $100 bills.
The president of the Greenwood-Leflore County Chamber of Commerce says Crump’s estimate of the film’s effect may be too low. He cites revenue at area hotels and numerous other businesses in saying that the economic boost amounted to more than $13 million.
