NASCAR and Detroit
I read with interest this article at Slate.com on the troubles facing NASCAR and the Big Three automakers. An interesting reaction to the article is …
Dennis Coates
Kansas City to Vote on Tax Increase
Voters in Jackson County, Missouri (Kansas City) are being asked to vote for a three-eighths cent increase in the county sales tax to pay for …
Supersonics-Hornets-OKC
Earlier on this blog the question was raised about what sort of economic impact was being projected for the Oklahoma City area if the Supersonics …
Professional Sports Team Territories
The Washington Redskins apparently have mistakenly been marketed in the official territory of the Baltimore Ravens. Today’s Baltimore Sun reports that residents of some Maryland …
Stub Hub and MLB Ticketing
This week’s issue of the Sports Business Journal has an interesting article about ticket sales for MLB and the relationship of the league to Stub …
NY Attendance
The NY Times has an article today on shortfalls in attendance at the two new stadiums in NY. I like this quote: The empty seats …
Markets that can sustain franchises
If people already had seen this, I apologize. A reporter called me yesterday to ask if I thought Cleveland could sustain its three professional sports …
NFL Uncapped Year
The NFLPA and the NFL are negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement. As you may know, the NFL decided that it would not extend the …
Sweet deal
In a post a couple of days ago, I noted the wonderful benefits to the City of Baltimore produced by the Baltimore Ravens, as reported …