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Hershey-Harrisburg Named America's Number 1 Minor League Market by Street & Smith's Sportbusiness Journal

HERSHEY-HARRISBURG NAMED AMERICA'S NUMBER 1 MINOR LEAGUE MARKET BY STREET & SMITH'S SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL

 HARRISBURG (September 1, 2009)  - Hershey-Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has been named America's No. 1 Minor League Market by Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal/SportsBusiness Daily.  The market stands out for its fan support for the hometown teams despite tough economic conditions.

The SportsBusiness Journal/SportsBusiness Daily study, which follows similar efforts from 2007 and 2005, compares fluctuations of fan support to the unemployment, income and population changes over the past five seasons in each of the 239 U.S. communities that is home to a minor league franchise.

For more information, visit www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. 

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