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State Farm Arena

Atlanta’s State Farm Arena Earns Zero Waste Certification

State Farm Arena in Atlanta, home of the Hawks, has been awarded TRUE Platinum certification from Green Business Certification, Inc., a sustainability and health certification and credentialing body. State Farm Arena is now the first sports and live entertainment venue in the world to receive TRUE certification. Since May 2021, the venue has consistently diverted […]

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Field of Dreams Site to Get Hotel as Part of Expansion

The site for the movie “Field of Dreams,” used to great effect by Major League Baseball with a special game last season with plans for another game this season, will be expanded as part of an $80 million private investment plan to include more baseball fields, dormitories for visiting teams and a hotel. The expansion […]

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Titans Stadium Project Gets $500 Million in State Funding

The latest step in the proposed new stadium for the Tennessee Titans in Nashville was taken on Thursday night as state lawmakers approved a budget with $500 million in bonds to be issued toward construction of a new facility. After briefly axing $500 million in bonds from the budget for the Tennessee Titans’ new stadium […]

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City of Murrieta Announces Plans for High-Performance Soccer Complex

The city of Murrieta, California, has announced plans to build a youth soccer complex in partnership with its local club, the Murrieta Soccer Academy, with the two parties working on securing funding to a venue that would open in 2023. The complex is to be modelled after major European soccer academies with a 15,000 square […]

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Oregon World Athletics Championships Adds 5K Race

In partnership with ASICS, the local organizing committee for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 has announced the addition of the ASICS Uplift Oregon 5K, a mass participation race that will be staged during the championships in Eugene, Oregon. The race will be held July 17 during the men’s marathon competition. An anticipated 2,000 runners will […]

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Fans cheer on the Dodgers during Game 1 of the 2018 National League Divisional Series, a 6-0 win over the Atlanta Braves, at Dodger Stadium. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Los Angeles Dodgers Partner with SPORTFIVE on Field Naming Rights

Naming rights could be coming to the iconic Dodger Stadium as part of a partnership between the Los Angeles Dodgers and sports marketing agency SportFive. As part of the partnership, SportFive will look to secure two marquee corporate partner positions for the seven-time World Series champions, the field presenting partner to Dodger Stadium and a […]

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Charles Beirne

Charles Beirne to Lead Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center

ASM Global has appointed Charles Beirne as general manager of the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. Beirne has worked at the company since 2006, most recently as general manager of the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in California. The Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center is undergoing a $1.3 billion expansion project. Improvements […]

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LA Galaxy, LAFC, Chivas and Club América Headline Leagues Cup Showcase at SoFi Stadium

Major League Soccer and Liga MX will host a four-team doubleheader on August 3 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, with MLS’s two clubs from Los Angeles facing two of the biggest names in Mexican club soccer. The Leagues Cup showcase will match up the Los Angeles Galaxy against Club Deportivo Guadalajara, commonly known as […]

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New General Manager Jamie Cox to Lead Legends Event Center

Sports industry professional Jamie Cox is the new general manager of the Legends Event Center in Bryan, Texas, a 122,300-square-foot indoor event facility slated to open in late 2022 managed by Sports Facilities Companies, Inc. Cox is a sports tourism veteran, serving most recently as general manager of the Publix Sports Park in Panama City […]

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Purdue University Approves Football, Basketball Venue Improvements

The board of trustees at Purdue University have approved a pair of projects that combine for more than $50 million in improvements to the facilities that house the Boilermakers football and men’s and women’s basketball teams, all funded through donor gifts. “We are fortunate at Purdue to have the fan and donor support necessary to […]

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