LE3 .A278 2022

2022

Callaghan, Paul

Acadia University

Bachelor of Business Administration

Honours

Business Administration

Business

Constructing a full-sized professional sports stadium in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is not a new proposition. Since the early 1980s, there have been preliminary ideas to establish a Canadian Football League franchise in Atlantic Canada, which would further require an accompanying venue to host the team. Development proposals have been put forward multiple times dating back to the early 1980s, garnering substantial interest in the prospect of a stadium buoyed by local and national media attention. However, these proposals have consistently failed to initiate any substantial progress, apart from fostering public debate among supporters and opponents of the proposals. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the feasibility of Halifax supporting a professional sports stadium from an economic development perspective, analyzing the costs, benefits, limitations, and feasibility of such a project. Pursuing a focused case study approach, the research question is, “Can the city of Halifax economically support and benefit from the construction and operation of a full-sized professional sports stadium?”. The case study includes a literature review to understand the factors that influence the feasibility of developing new professional sports facilities and an analysis of Halifax’s situation relative to these factors based on secondary data sources. Utilizing qualitative research methods, the case study assesses several relevant factors, including both tangible and intangible benefits and limitations of a stadium being constructed in Nova Scotia’s capital.

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