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Article: Bringing it home: sports franchises score big for Utah's economy.(Business of Sports)
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- Utah Business
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- September 1, 2008
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You could say something as simple as a round orange ball helps score a lot of points for Utah's economy, as well as volleyballs, soccer balls and footballs to name a few.
"Some 20,000 people pack the Energy Solutions Arena for each of the 41 games of the regular Jazz season," says Randy Rigby, president of Larry H. Miller Sports Entertainment Group. "For many ticket holders that event becomes an evening on the town including dining and shopping. Additionally, about 10 percent of Utah's population watches each Jazz game on TV as they order pizza and view commercials by national companies like Coca-Cola and local ones like R.C. Willey. And at least another 2,000 ...