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The Southeast Iowa Sports Commission has received $2.5 million in funding for the Ottumwa SportsPlex Development Project from Iowa Economic Development’s Destination Iowa funding through the American Rescue Plan. The proposed SportsPlex would include three basketball courts, four volleyball courts, 9v9 turf soccer field, a softball and baseball infield, two batting cages, a turf football […]
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Tottenham Hotspur has announced a 15-year strategic partnership with Formula 1 that will bring a new motorsport experience to London with the world’s first in-stadium electric karting facility and London’s longest indoor track based below Tottenham Hotspur Stadium’s South Stand. The experience will include separate tracks for both adults and juniors and has been accredited […]
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The City of Fishers, Indiana, has selected ASM Global to provide pre-opening services and professional management for the city’s new $170 million sports and entertainment center slated to open in December 2024. The 7,500-seat venue with 23 suites and additional premium loge club seating and lounges will be home to the East Coast Hockey League’s […]
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The United Soccer League Championship’s Indy Eleven and Keystone Group unveiled renderings of plans for the Eleven Park neighborhood development, anchored by a new multipurpose stadium. With an expected capacity of around 20,000 seats, the stadium will serve as the new home for Indy Eleven in the center of a development in southwest downtown Indianapolis […]
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While the construction of new sports venues never stops, a theme that’s emerging with these multi-million-dollar facilities is being able to use them for much more than one specific sport or event. Here’s a look at some of the new sports complexes that will be opening around the United States over the next year. CityPark […]
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Rocky Top Sports World, along with Sports Facilities Companies, has chosen Doug Grote to be the new general manager of the 80-acre multi-sports facility in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Grote began his new position on January 23. “I have been in sports and recreation for over 20 years and Rocky Top Sports World is known in the […]
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Boeing has entered into a separate agreement with ASM Global to rename the Tech Port Center + Arena, a 130,000-square-foot multipurpose exhibition center in San Antonio, as the Boeing Center at Tech Port as part of a new partnership between Boeing and the Kelly Heritage Foundation, an educational nonprofit organization affiliated with Port San Antonio, […]
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One of the biggest airline carriers in the United States is bringing back one of its most well-known sports marketing deals as Delta Airlines and the Utah Jazz announced this weekend that the NBA franchise’s home will be called The Delta Center starting in the summer of 2023. The naming rights deal is a return […]
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Lake Placid, the little village of 8,000 in the Adirondacks region of New York, has a special place in the heart of all winter sports enthusiasts. It is, of course, home to the “Miracle on Ice” in 1980, let alone the almost super-human exploits of Eric Heiden winning five speedskating gold medals. One of the […]
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The Holiday Bowl was in a bind. Known as one of the most entertaining games of bowl season, it was looking for a new home, knowing the demolition of Qualcomm Stadium had been scheduled. So over coffee in 2018, organizers of the bowl game and one of the city’s professional franchises started talking. And next […]
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The IOC’s Coordination Commission was in Los Angeles this week for a three-day visit to review selected venues and track the progress of the @LA28 Games. The tours included the Rose Bowl, Intuit Dome and several venues in Long Beach.
The @HCHSA has appointed Ryan Walsh as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Janis Burke. Walsh is currently the chief executive officer and executive director of the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation, a position he has held since 2018.
The USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates national championship is returning for the second straight year to @VisitWichita from May 7–10, 2025, at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex.
NEW PODCAST: Leonard Hoops of @VisitIndy and Patrick Talty of @IndSportsCorp discuss the Big Ten Conference, look back at some of 2024’s biggest events and look ahead to 2025 while also talking about how they work together on events.
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