Will a NWSL stadium benefit Denver businesses? Experts debate if city’s $70 million investment plan will pay off

Will a NWSL stadium benefit Denver businesses? Experts debate if city’s $70 million investment plan will pay off

During a recent Denver City Council meeting, Ryan Fleming and fellow business advocates stepped up to the microphone. They urged city leaders to spend $70 million to help bring a new women’s professional soccer stadium to a dormant swath of Baker, arguing it would infuse the broader neighborhood with new life and customers. “I couldn’t understand any logic why you wouldn’t want to do it,” said Fleming, an investor in a sports bar on South Broadw…

Nicolais: Denver City council can score by approving plan for the proposed soccer stadium

The Denver City council is set to vote on May 12 over plans necessary to build the Denver NWSL soccer and entertainment complex. Hopefully they won’t shank this golden opportunity. The stadium is purpose-built for women’s soccer, but will contribute much more to the surrounding area and city. And the price tag is not prohibitive. To the contrary, the cost of passing up on this opportunity would be an economic faux-pas. The city council vote is t…