While the economy had dwindled, at least one source sees corporate ticket sales as solid, compared to 2008. According to on-demand sports and event ticket management software and services company TicketOS, utilization of corporate-owned ticket inventory across all North American sports venues was 69% for October, which is down from 71% in September, but up 31% from October 2008. Club and stadium seating use averaged 73% while suite seats averaged 67% for October. The NFL leads all major leagues with the highest corporate ticket utilization. As the first table shows, MLB’s playoffs remain a popular use of corporate ticket dollars as evidence by Yankee Stadium, Dodger Stadium, Fenway Park , and Citizens Bank Park showing up in the top 8 venues by volume. According to John Wallace, General Manager of TicketOS, the following venues showed above average corporate-owned ticket volumes and utilization rates: Venues With The Largest Corporate Season Ticket Volume 1 Yankee Stadium (New York) 2 Madison Square Garden   (New York) 3 Verizon Center (Washington, DC) 4 Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) 5 FedEx Field (Washington DC) 6 Fenway Park (Boston) 7 American Airlines Center (Dallas) 8 Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia) 9 Giants Stadium (New Jersey) 10 Phillips Arena (Atlanta)   Venues With the Highest Corporate Season Ticket Utilization 1 Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City) 2 FedEx Field (Washington DC) 3 Cowboys Stadium (Dallas) 4 Giants Stadium (New Jersey) 5 Gillette Stadium (Massachusetts) 6 Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) 7 Fenway Park (Boston) 8 Kansas Speedway (Kansas City) 9 Angel Stadium (Anaheim) 10 Yankee Stadium (New York)   Source: TicketOS OTHER NEWS FROM THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK (THE BIZ OF FOOTBALL) Browns Fire GM George Kokinis After 1-7 Start UFL Failing to Dazzle at the Turnstiles DeMaurice Smith and Roger Goodell to Testify Regarding "StarCaps" Case Buccaneers Fire Back After Report That Team May Be Up For Sale (THE BIZ OF HOCKEY) Panel Installs Mike Ouellet As Acting Executive Director of NHLPA Ian Penny Steps Down as Interim Exec. Director of NHLPA NBCU & VERSUS: An Alternative to ESPN? Caps, Flyers Game Pushes VERSUS Ratings to Highest Point Since '05 (THE BIZ OF BASKETBALL) Rajon Rondo Reached 5-Year, $55M Extension with Celtics NBA.TV Adds Brent Barry to On-Air Talent Roster NBA Opening Night on TNT Sees Highest Viewed Regular Season Double-Header Since '96 Timberwolves Unveil Two New Seating Areas At Target Center Maury Brown is the Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network, which includes The Biz of Baseball, The Biz of Football, The Biz of Basketball and The Biz of Hockey. He is available for hire or freelance. Brown's full bio is here. He looks forward to your comments via email and can be contacted through the Business of Sports Network. Don't forget to register and log in on The Biz of Baseball site to get updates via your in-box, and see information only logged in members can see. Follow Maury Brown on Twitter Follow The Biz of Baseball on Twitter Follow the Business of Sports Network on Facebook