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Re:Evaluating State and Local Business Tax Incentives [pdf] by nugget on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @02:14PM (#21983510)
If you build an arena and only use it for 15 games per year then the problem may be the poor design or under-utilization of the asset, not the asset in the first place. There is a huge and lucrative market for all sorts of private and corporate events, and arenas would seem to be desirable venues.
Re:Evaluating State and Local Business Tax Incentives [pdf] by bluedino on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @02:23PM (#21983634)
Our local NFL arena has plenty of off-season events. Football season just ended (since we didn't make the playoffs)

But there will be concerts, motorcross, monster trucks, a bridal convention...

Not to mention there are a handful of high school/college football events at the stadium

Re:Evaluating State and Local Business Tax Incentives [pdf] by unapologetic on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @03:35PM (#21984497)
If the arena was actually a profitable/smart enterprise then the billionaires wouldn't mind paying for them.