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A Yummy Way to Measure OKC Thunder’s Economic Impact: Concessions Cash

Kevin Durant reacts after making a three-pointer in the fourth quarter against the Miami Heat in Game Two of the 2012 NBA Finals at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

The Oklahoma City Thunder made a huge impact on its hometown, but measuring the exact value of being an NBA Finals contender is hard. What price do you put on city exposure? What’s a good metric for an improved impression? How much is spreading the notion that cool-things-actually-happen-in-Oklahoma worth? It might be impossible to put a [...]

The OKC Thunder Has a Big Economic Impact, But It’s Hard to Say How Much

Fans arrive for Game 2 of the NBA Finals at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.

The $89 million Chesapeake Arena was built with public money from a dedicated sales tax. So did Oklahoma City get its tax money’s worth? Yes, economists tell The Oklahoman‘s Don Mecoy — even if the impact is incalculable. “We don’t have mountains. We don’t have a coastline. We don’t have a ski resort,” economist Mark Snead [...]

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