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Hasta La Vista

2017-09-14 elrichiboy ballpark, Economic Development, Quality of Life Projects, The Arena 3 comments

This just in, from the El Paso Times: AT&T is closing its East Side call center by the end of

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“Public Funding for Private Stadiums Is Bad Policy”

2017-09-14 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Taxes, The Arena 3 comments

An alert reader sent me this article from RealClearSports.com. Economists have been researching public funds and their relationship with economic

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What’s It Mean?

2017-09-04 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Taxes, The Arena 2 comments

After years of playing the part of disinterested bystanders, MountainStar Sports came out with an ad this week in support

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How Bad Are Things, Really?

2017-08-04 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Cost of Living, Economic Development, Politics, Slider, Taxes, The Arena Leave a comment

We’re got a mayor who gets elected by promising to “hold the line on taxes,” and his first month in

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Another Shoe Drops

2017-08-02 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Commissioners Court, Cost of Living, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, It's All Good, Politics, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, The Arena Leave a comment

Well, there it is. From the El Paso Times: El Paso County commissioners are looking at a preliminary general fund

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The Beat Goes On

2017-07-17 elrichiboy ballpark, Brand El Paso, City Council, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, The Arena One comment

Did you read this weekend’s El Paso Inc.? It’s pretty good. Here’s the lede from one story: What began as

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TopGolf Will Save Us

2017-07-12 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Downtown, Economic Development, Taxes, The Arena 4 comments

I’ve got a math problem for you. Don’t worry, we’re not giving grades, and we’re not asking for real numbers

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They Don’t Know How to Politick

2017-06-28 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Quality of Life Projects, Slider One comment

Remember Lance Armstrong? He was the greatest bicycle racer that ever lived until they started testing his old blood samples.

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Retrovision: What the Ballpark Means

2017-06-16 elrichiboy ballpark, Brand El Paso, sports Leave a comment

[This post originally appeared on November 27, 2013. I’m re-posting it because it echoes the article from earlier today.] The

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