Organizers behind the proposed construction of the Pro Iowa Soccer Stadium and Global Plaza near downtown Des Moines say they remain optimistic about the project’s future despite recent questions about funding.
The nonprofit Iowa Soccer Development Foundation has proposed a 6,300-seat stadium on the former Dico Inc. site, a superfund site south of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and east of Fleur Drive, with plans to bring a United Soccer League franchise to the city.
A feasibility study by Johnson Consulting estimated the stadium and the associated Global Plaza development would generate $8.8 billion in revenue over 20 years and create 2,000 permanent jobs and 6,800 part-time jobs. It would represent an investment of $500 million in downtown Des Moines…