What’s the economic impact of Arizona Cactus League baseball season?
Every year, Arizona hosts 15 Major League Baseball teams for spring training, and the Cactus League games play a significant role in the state’s economy.
Every year, Arizona hosts 15 Major League Baseball teams for spring training, and the Cactus League games play a significant role in the state’s economy, according to the L. Seidman Research Institute.
In this story published March 2, 2020, on KJZZ:
A study by the L. William Seidman Research Institute at Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business found the 2018 season generated an economic impact of $644.2 million. The figure represents direct impacts like restaurants serving customers, indirect impacts like restaurants buying food from distributors, and induced impacts like restaurant employees spending money from tourists on rent and groceries.
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