Author: Justin Shaw

KemperSports

KemperSports Launches Rebranded Sports Events Division

KemperSports has announced the launch of KemperSports Live, a rebranded business focused on growing its portfolio of owned and managed sports events and activations, as well as event experience. KemperSports Live was formerly part of KemperLesnik, the company’s public relations wing. KemperSports Live operates and manages events such as the Maui Jim Maui Invitational (which […]

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APP U.S. Indoor

APP Tour Announces 2023 Indoor Championships

The Association of Pickleball Players has announced an update to its 2023 APP Tour schedule, introducing its inaugural APP U.S. Indoor Championships scheduled for November 29 through December 3 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. The 2023 APP U.S. Indoor Championships will be the only indoor event on the schedule. It […]

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Tempest HUG

Tempest Acquires Sports Tourism Index from Huddle Up Group

Tempest, a provider of web, CRM and digital marketing solutions for the destination marketing industry, has announced the acquisition of the Sports Tourism Index from sports tourism consultancy Huddle Up Group. The Sports Tourism Index is utilized by more than 450 sports organizations. Its facility and event database in the sports tourism industry has more […]

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Ironman

Ironman Unveils Summer 2024 Ironman 70.3 Calendar

Ironman has unveiled its summer 2024 Ironman 70.3 triathlon race calendar for Europe, the United States and Canada as several events have already opened for general registration. The summer season kicks off June 8, 2024, with the Ironman 70.3 Boulder in Colorado at the foot of the Flatiron mountains. There are three Ironman 70.3 races […]

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FIA Extreme E

FIA, Extreme E Partner on Hydrogen Racing World Championship

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile and Extreme E have partnered to create the first hydrogen off-road racing world championship with the inaugural season scheduled for 2025 while the existing Extreme E series will be a FIA Championship series starting in 2024. The agreement is the first step in establishing a pathway for the hydrogen series, […]

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Don Dukemineer

Sports Alabama President Don Dukemineer Wins Governor’s Tourism Award

Current Sports Alabama president and past chair of the Sports Events & Tourism Association Don Dukemineer was presented the Governor’s Tourism Award at the recent Alabama Governor’s Conference on Tourism. The award was presented to Dukemineer by the Alabama Tourism Department for his service and commitment to the hospitality and tourism industry, specifically his leadership […]

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Big South

High Point to Host 2024 Big South Basketball Tournament

The Big South Conference will hold the 2024 Hercules Tires Big South Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championships at the Nido and Mariana Qubein Center at High Point University. High Point will host the combined tournament for the first time, which will be March 6–10. It will be the the sixth time that all rounds of […]

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Southland Conference

Southland Conference Basketball Tournament Returning to Lake Charles

The Southland Conference Basketball Tournament will be held in Lake Charles, Louisiana, through 2029 while the conference’s baseball and softball championships will be in Hammond, Louisiana, in the spring of 2024. “Extending the Southland Basketball Championships through 2029 in Lake Charles and returning to Hammond for the baseball and softball championships showcases our board of […]

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CCC

Colorado Convention Center Renews Contract With ASM Global

Colorado Convention Center in Denver has renewed its contract with ASM Global for another 10 years, continuing a relationship that started in 1994. The CCC operates under the Denver Alliance Partnership, which was established in 2008 as a collaboration between ASM Global along with Visit Denver, the City and County of Denver, the Denver Arts […]

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ACC

ACC Officially Raises Flags in New Home of Charlotte

The Atlantic Coast Conference officially announced its new home in Charlotte, raising the conference flag and flags of all 15 member institutions at a ceremony at the new office headquarters, Legacy Union’s Bank of America Tower in Uptown Charlotte. “It is a historical day for the ACC as we are welcomed to the Queen City,” […]

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