Wasatch Front South's Labor Market and Economy: Pac12 Football Boosts Utah's Economy

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Pac12 Football Boosts Utah's Economy

A new economic report was released yesterday, from the Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR), that shows the move to the Pac-12 conference has increased the economic impact of University of Utah football games by 60 percent in the inaugural 2011-2012 season. The overall economic impact from football games includes 210 jobs and $500,000 in state tax revenues. U News Center

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