MVC Tournament expected to bring business to southern Illinois Unmute Unmute CARBONDALE (WSIL)---The MVC tournament isn't just bringing in baseball fans, it's also bringing potential customers. And the City of Carbondale is excited to see what the influx of visitors will do for the local economy. "This is gonna be such a welcome injection into the local economy," said the City of Carbondale's Economic Development Director, Steven Mitchell. "What we expect to see is visitors coming in from out of town to attend these competitions. And I believe that what we're gonna see is a great bump in our hospitality industry."