GBAD candidates reveal positions on convention center expansion 
POSTED: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 04:06 PM PTBY: Sean Olson
Tags: Boise Hawks, convention center, election, Expansion, Greater Boise Auditorium District
Candidates for the Greater Boise Auditorium district aired their sentiments on the future of the organization in their first public forum May 9, giving their impressions of how to spend an estimated $40 million available to the district. Seven candidates appeared before a crowd at the event, sponsored by the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce. [...]
GBAD names Peter Oliver as new board member
POSTED: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 04:56 PM PTBY: Sean Olson
Tags: Boise Hawks, Greater Boise Auditorium District, Peter Oliver, Rob Perez, Thornton Oliver Keller
The Greater Boise Auditorium District board chose real estate broker and developer Peter Oliver as its newest member Jan. 15. Oliver, a founding member of Thornton Oliver Keller, the largest commercial real estate broker in the Treasure Valley, will serve on the board until elections can be held in May. Oliver will seek election to [...]
GBAD backs off convention center plans, has $30 million it can spend on Boise
POSTED: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 03:23 PM PTBY: Sean Olson
Tags: baseball stadium, Boise Hawks, City of Boise, convention center, Greater Boise Auditorium District, JUMP project
The Greater Boise Auditorium District board has switched gears after more than a decade of trying to develop a new convention center, voting last month to open up its nearly $30 million in available funds to an array of possible projects. The board has $11 million in available cash for a capital project and bonding [...]
Focus on minor league building does little financially for Cubs’ affiliate Boise Hawks
POSTED: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 02:20 PM PTBY: Sean Olson
Tags: Albert Almora, Boise Hawks, Chicago Cubs, Dan Vogelbach. Todd Rahr, Jasper LiCalzi, Jeff Samardzija, prospects
As the Chicago Cubs have blown up their team this year to focus on future prospects, the minor league focus seems like it would be a windfall for affiliates like the Boise Hawks who get to feature the future of the “loveable losers” Major League starters. But in Boise, talent scouts are more excited about [...]
Timbers owner talks stadiums, stresses importance of community support
POSTED: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 06:21 PM PTBY: Sean Olson
Tags: Better Boise Coalition, Boise Hawks, Merritt Paulson, Portland Timbers
Merritt Paulson’s trip to Boise to speak about the monumentally successful launch of the Portland Timbers last year wasn’t specifically geared toward Boise’s own quest for a new sports stadium, but there was plenty of text to read between the lines. In an Idaho Business Review interview the morning of March 21, Paulson, the Timbers [...]
Tough road for proposed Hawks stadium
POSTED: Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 12:45 PM PTBY: Sean Olson
Tags: Better Boise Coalition, Boise Hawks, Capital City Development Corp., Greater Boise Auditorium District, Multi-Use Stadium
Supporters of a potential new Hawks stadium are now calling for progress by this summer, or the people of Boise could face consequences. With the promise of losing the Cubs franchise and, if any hope of a new facility fades away, eventually losing baseball altogether, it’s time to look into the strategy laid out on Feb. [...]
Boise Hawks won’t seek new taxes for another stadium
POSTED: Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 04:14 PM PTBY: Sean Olson
Tags: Better Boise Coalition, Boise Hawks, Capital City Development Corp., Gallatin Public Affairs
The Boise Hawks won’t be considering any new taxes to help with the construction costs of their proposed new stadium west of downtown. But Boise Hawks general manager Todd Rahr said Feb. 15 that the Hawks would need public funds, likely from existing redevelopment agencies, in order to get the project off the ground. “If [...]
Study: New stadium would increase attendance
POSTED: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 03:30 PM PTBY: Jennifer Gonzalez
Tags: Boise Hawks, Multi-Use Stadium
Boise officials must now determine if there’s enough interest to further explore the possibility of financing and building a multi-use stadium in the city. In February, the City of Boise commissioned Conventions Sports & Leisure of Minneapolis to study the market for a mixed-use stadium. The study was aimed at determining whether a sports and [...]
Stadium move for Yakima Bears could be wake-up call for Boise
POSTED: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 12:54 PM PTBY: Jennifer Gonzalez
Tags: Boise Hawks, City of Boise, development
(Updates to clarify that the city will decide whether or not to study the stadium issue further) A decision this month to move the Yakima Bears baseball team to Vancouver, Wash., because of stadium problems could serve as a wake-up call to Boise officials who could decide the future of the Boise Hawks stadium. K.L. [...]
Exploring stadium strategies in Boise
POSTED: Friday, February 25, 2011 at 11:37 AM PTBY: Jennifer Gonzalez
Tags: Boise Hawks, Boise School District, Bronco Stadium, Capital City Development Corp., City of Boise, development, Dona Larsen Park, Feasibility Studies, Multi-Use Stadium
Mike Bunney can’t say enough about the benefits of building a stadium in downtown Tulsa, Okla. In the year since Oneok Field (pronounced One-Oak) opened in a former warehouse district downtown, Tulsa’s director of Economic Development said nearby property values have spiked 30 percent. According to the city, the $60 million price tag, which includes [...]
