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EPISODE · May 4, 2026 · 40 MIN

Jim Etzel, Chief Executive Officer of Sport Oregon

from Oregon Business Matters · host Oregon Business & Industry

Sport Oregon CEO Jim Etzel discusses the economic impact of spectator sports in Oregon, which account for 23% more of Oregon's economic output than the national average. Spectator sports should be thought of as traded sector economic activity, attracting people and dollars from out of state, and worth a certain degree of public investment, Etzel argues.

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