Baltimore Grand Prix Update – 2012 edition
Over a year ago I posted about the agreement between the City of Baltimore and Baltimore Racing Development that brought Grand Prix racing to Baltimore. …
Dennis Coates
The US Wants a World Cup of Its Own, But at What Cost?
Tomorrow the United States kicks off its World Cup 2010 competition against England. The excitement of this year’s event may fuel the existing US bid …
More than a Game
I am reading More than a Game, written by Brian Billick, former head coach of the Baltimore Ravens and current analyst for Fox and the …
Grand Prix Racing Comes to Charm City
It is a new day in Baltimore. To paraphrase the mayor, getting grand prix racing in Baltimore is a game changing event! No longer will …
Stadiums, economic development and slot machines
Here in Maryland we are in what seems to be a never-ending battle over the merits of allowing slot machines into the state. The original …
The Law of Unintended Consequences Strikes Again
The NBA imposed a minimum age requirement for draftees in 2006. Now high schoolers are jumping to Europe rather than play against the “inferior competition” …
NY Stadium Deals
I have been asked by numerous reporters why state and local governments continue to fund stadium subsidies if they don’t pay off in economic development …
College Football Scheduling
State legislators across the country have periodically inserted themselves into the scheduling of athletic events of their state’s universities and colleges. During the period when …
Football franchises – the gift that keeps on giving
This morning’s Baltimore Sun had as it’s cover story “Many win if Ravens do”. I know readers of this blog will enjoy the story, as …
economic development, Economic Impact, hockey, nhl, Phoenix Coyotes, public funding, sports and the economy, Stadium Subsidies
Ice Hockey Success in the Sun Belt
A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by John Miller about a story he was writing on the Phoenix Coyotes. As readers of The …