GREELEY, Colo.—The University of Northern Colorado’s unprecedented run to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament has given Greeley businesses a boost.
The men’s team won its first Big Sky Conference title at home this year to make the NCAA tournament. The Greeley Tribune reports that the Big Sky semifinals and finals in Greeley, followed closely by the state Class 1A high school basketball tournament, helped restaurants and hotels meet or beat March 2010 sales figures within the first 10 days of this month.
Kim Parker of the Greeley Chamber of Commerce says that between the two events, the Greeley-Evans area reaped an estimated $350,000 economic impact.
Restaurants and bars say they were busy again on St. Patrick’s Day, when the Bears played San Diego State University in their first NCAA postseason game.
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Information from: Greeley Daily Tribune,
