⚾💰 The Phillies kept winning on the field and the City of Philadelphia won off it during the WorldSeries run. PHLBizJournal
The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau announced Wednesday that the games generated a combined economic impact of $78 million and a $49 million direct spend in the city.projected that each game would have an economic impact of between $12 million and $14 million. If Philadelphia saw similar numbers, more than half of the total economic impact of the Phillies' postseason run could've come from the city's three World Series games alone.
One local business that received a big boost from the Phillies was Aramark. The food services company on food and merchandise at Citizens Bank Park during the World Series games in Philadelphia, including 7,000 pounds of meat sold for cheesesteaks, reports PBJ.com.
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