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stadium
stadium , racecourse in Greek cities where footraces and other athletic contests took place. The name is the Latin form of the Greek word for a standard of length and originally referred merely to the measured length of the course. Usually the stadiums were U-shaped, the curve being opposite the... Read more |
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Wembley Stadium
Wembley stadium. The Great Stadium at Wembley Park, London, was built to coincide with the British Empire Exhibition of 1923. Work was completed just four days before hosting its first Football Association Cup Final on 29 April 1923. It has since been a venue for a multitude of sports, including... Read more |
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Kearny
Kearny , town (1990 pop. 34,874), Hudson co., NE N.J.; inc. 1899. The town is the site of shipyards (greatly enlarged in 1941) and dry docks. Manufactures include chemicals, textiles, plastics, processed foods, and electronic equipment. Kearny contains many tidal wetlands between the Passaic and the... Read more |
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Ramat Gan
Ramat Gan , city (1994 pop. 122,200), W central Israel, adjacent to Tel Aviv. Founded in 1921, Ramat Gan is an important industrial center. Food processing is the chief industry; construction materials are also made there. Diamonds are processed on the city's outskirts. Bar Ilan Univ. and a... Read more |
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Lagos
Lagos , city (1991 est. pop. 1,274,000), SW Nigeria, on the Gulf of Guinea. It comprises the island of Lagos. Lagos is Nigeria's largest city, its administrative and economic center, and its chief port. Industries include railroad repair, motor vehicle assembly, food processing, and the manufacture... Read more |
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Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte [Port.,=beautiful horizon], city (1996 pop. 2,091,770), capital of Minas Gerais state, E Brazil. The distribution and processing center of a rich agricultural and mining region, Belo Horizonte is the nucleus of a burgeoning industrial complex; its chief industries are furniture,... Read more |
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New Delhi
New Delhi , city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. Predominantly an administrative center, it was constructed between 1912 and 1929 to replace Calcutta (now Kolkata ) as capital of British India; New Delhi was... Read more |
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Vancouver (United States)
Vancouver city (1990 pop. 46,380), seat of Clark co., SW Wash., on the Columbia River opposite Portland , Oreg., with which it is connected by bridges; inc. 1857. A rapidly growing suburb of Portland and an important deepwater port, it has an extensive shipping industry, many lumber mills, and an... Read more |
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Irving
Irving city (1990 pop. 155,037), Dallas co., N Tex., a suburb of Dallas; inc. as a city 1952. Building supplies, chemicals, electronic equipment, and airplane parts are manufactured in Irving. The city has grown rapidly along with the expanding business community of the Dallas-Fort Worth... Read more |
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Sam Lacy
Sam Lacy 1903–2003 Journalist, newspaper editor Advocated for Desegregation in Sports Covered a Pioneer A Legend is Born Selected writings Sources Sam Lacy became a pioneering sportswriter for the Afro-American newspaper in Baltimore and was one of the most important early forces in the... Read more |
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Sports, Jobs, and Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums.
...and fund sports stadiums and to attract teams to play in...attention to the economic impact on the community...major league team. A valuable...arrangements for stadium facilities of teams in ... |
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Sports, Jobs, and Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and...
Sports, Jobs, and Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums. Edited...produce much economic benefit to...do a fine job of stating...and the ... |
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Skyboxed in. (impact of stadiums and professional sports teams)
...professional sports today: Money talks and teams walk. Browns...moved his team to Baltimore...offered him a stadium deal...construction of posh stadiums whose economic benefits...tangibly, new jobs and ... |
 "The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)")
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WE LOVE THE BILLS BUT. . . BIG-TIME SPORTS HAVE LITTLE ECONOMIC IMPACT
...County's stadium study, and...importance of sports teams. Wilson...keep the team here beyond...mantra: "economic impact." It prompts...hands -- and tax revenue -- that teams push ... |
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Sports stadiums bring no economic boom
...domes and stadiums for private sports franchises...their hype as economic development...move the team to Jacksonville...and a new stadium was worked...a tourism tax levied on...the minimal impact of ... |
 "Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)")
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Suburbs' glitter is lure for teams: Economists point to the pool of corporate...
...Bay Area sports teams that...find a new stadium site in San...support the team." That...to the new stadiums envisioned...boom if the teams move. Kahane...create more jobs, sales taxes, or ... |
 "The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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House approval of stadium funding bill draws some boos.(Sports)(The plan...
...players and team executives...that the stadium funding bill...of income tax revenue collected...is about economic activity and jobs that Oregon...cited an economic analysis...the Warsaw Sports ... |
 "The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)")
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Sports arena? Not with taxes, most say.
...hands off tax money when...providing sports facilities...build a new stadium, fared no...saying team officials...success and an economic engine in...regardless of a team's location...professional sports ... |
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Economic Development. (From the Library).(Winners and Losers in the Public...
...Professional Sports Stadiums" Sachse...perceived economic benefits...additional tax revenue and jobs. While the...the total economic output of...area's economic output...relatively small ... |
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The Impact of a Professional Sports Franchise on County Employment and Wages
Abstract Stadium boosters...financing local sports teams. Past research...little or no impact on employment...professional sports franchises...Keywords: stadiums, arenas...professional sport ... |
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