Seattle Growth Podcast 2.8: what about a Key Arena remodel?
Three private groups are vying to invest roughly half a billion dollars into a sports and entertainment complex in Seattle that could become home court... Read More
Seattle Growth Podcast 2.7: the Sonics, Lenny Wilkens and residents in need
What difference can one person make in the lives of a community? In the case of Lenny Wilkens, the man who delivered Seattle’s first professional... Read More
Seattle Growth Podcast 2.6: the Sonics’ influence on Seattle’s poor, sick or struggling
Though Seattle’s economy has grown dramatically, there are still many residents in need. What could the return of the Seattle Supersonics mean to the region’s... Read More
Seattle Growth Podcast 2.5: the Sonics and Seattle’s children
What do Seattle’s children have to gain from a return of NBA basketball to the city? Episode 5 of the Seattle Growth Podcast, season 2,... Read More
Seattle Growth Podcast 2.4: the Sonics and Seattle traffic
How would a return of the Seattle Supersonics affect your evening commute? Episode 4 of the Seattle Growth Podcast, season 2, explores how each of the two... Read More
Seattle Growth Podcast 2.3: The proposed SODO arena and Port of Seattle jobs
The SODO arena group was a street vacation away from being ready to invite the NBA to a modern Seattle arena. But the Port of... Read More
Seattle Growth Podcast 2.2: SODO Arena Group’s purpose, plan, next steps
A local investment group led by hedge fund manager Chris Hansen has a proposal to build an NBA arena in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood. In this... Read More
Seattle Growth Podcast Special Episode: City Council weighs new proposal for SODO arena
On February 8th, the investment group led by Chris Hansen submitted a new proposal to build an arena in the Sodo neighborhood, with the intent of... Read More
Seattle Growth Podcast 2.1: Learning from the Sonics’ departure
Why should you care about a potential return of the Seattle Supersonics? The story is more complex than you might imagine. Yes, there is considerable... Read More
Seattle Growth Podcast: Season 2 explores the possible return of the Sonics
After attracting tens of thousands of listens and earning critical acclaim in 2016, the Seattle Growth Podcast, hosted by UW Foster School professor Jeff Shulman,... Read More