Valley 101

For the first two weeks of February, Valley residents were inundated with Super Bowl festivities and Arizona was in the spotlight. Downtown Phoenix and Glendale transformed as visitors came from all over. Scottsdale featured the Waste Management Open golf tournament as well as ESPN’s live show for the football game. Metro Phoenix businesses and hotels prepared for tourists and travelers. And those tourists and travelers spent their money right here in Arizona. But how much money did the state make by hosting the Super Bowl? Was it worth all of the funding that went into getting ready for all those people? In this week's episode of Valley 101, a podcast by The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, we speak with experts to figure out what Arizona gained from being the home of Super Bowl 57. Follow Valley 101 and all azcentral podcasts on Twitter here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices