New and temporary jobs that result from stadium construction and the transportation projects, are among the first positive impacts a new professional sports team's arrival can have on a city. The addition of a sports team to the city can help nearby businesses, such as stores and restaurants, by creating more jobs. A new stadium can add jobs for thousands of people, including food service employees, security personnel, vendors at merchandise booths, and cleaning and maintenance crews. New business creation can also be boosted because of new stadium construction, particularly when it occurs in bigger commercial districts. The businesses that are often created typically range from hotels and parking garages to restaurants,bars , merchandise stores and …show more content…
Billion of dollars are required to support these teams. Currently, Birmingham has the potential to support a basketball, football, hockey, and soccer team. The MLS is the cheapest to support at around 14 billions dollars. The MLB is the most costly at around 104 billion dollars, making it too expensive for Birmingham, Alabama to support. The National football and basketball leagues are currently not open for expansion, which means that the teams would have to be purchased from the cities they reside in. A capable arena or stadium would need to already exist or be constructed to support these teams. Currently, Birmingham does not have an open stadium capable of hosting an NFL team. However, the BJCC could support an ice hockey franchise and possibly a basketball franchise. The national hockey and soccer leagues are open for expansion, which means that a new team can be created in a city that wants them and has the means to start one. This is the preferable route for most cities since it is less complicated. It does not involve spending vast amounts of money to move a team and its entire fan base to a new