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Article: A billion-dollar baby Packers' value hits milestone
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 18, 2008
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The Green Bay Packers, a nonprofit corporation in the smallest
market in the National Football League, are worth more than $1
billion, according to Forbes magazine.
Forbes, which annually values major sports franchises, said the
Dallas Cowboys are tops in the NFL, with a value of $1.612 billion.
The Packers, valued at $1.023 billion, ranked 16th in terms of team
valuation. There are 32 teams in the league.
Last year, the team was valued at $927 million.
The Packers have been a nonprofit, publicly-owned corporation
since Aug. 18, 1923. The corporation is run by a board of directors
and a seven-member executive committee. All profits, after expenses,
are put back into the franchise.
The ...