This study examines the economic impact that the construction of the Lansing Lugnuts baseball stadium (Cooley Law School Stadium) in Lansing, Michigan had on the businesses surrounding the stadium. The Lansing Lugnuts are in the Midwest Baseball League (MBL), a single-A baseball league in the upper Midwest. The goal of this study is to determine whether or not constructing a stadium in a post-industrial city in the Midwest can be a catalyst for seasonal economic growth in the surrounding district. The study will examine privately owned properties in Lansing, MI that directly surround the Lansing Lugnuts baseball stadium, named Cooley Law School Stadium, as well as properties in two other zones within the city of Lansing. This is a mixed-methods study utilizing publicly available GIS parcel data for businesses located directly adjacent to Cooley Law School Stadium, as well the other two business zones. In addition, the study contains the results of a survey of business owners near the stadium.
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