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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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As the demand for spaces to host sporting events continues to grow with an eye toward sports-related travel in a post-coronavirus world, destinations across the country are examining their inventory, identifying needs and building accordingly. Here are 16 new sports complexes to keep an eye on in 2022. Alabama A&M Event Center Huntsville, Alabama OPENING: […]
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The West Monroe Sports & Events Center in Louisiana celebrated its groundbreaking on Friday where the sports complex will be located off Interstate 20. Construction will begin this spring on the 112,000-square-foot indoor sports venue and is scheduled to be completed by summer 2023. The venue will feature eight basketball courts that are convertible to […]
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Publix Super Markets has signed a new deal to become the title sponsor of the outdoor fields facility at the Panama City Beach Sports Complex, which will be re-christened as “Publix Sports Park” at Panama City Beach. Publix Sports Park is a $41 million-dollar facility with nine turf fields, four natural grass fields, dedicated tournament […]
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Shannon James Ealy is the new general manager of the Hoover Met Complex in Alabama, the city has announced, bringing 25 years of experience in sports administration to the venue that hosts a wide variety of amateur and collegiate events. Before taking his new position, Ealy formed Outsource Sports Management, a sports marketing and event […]
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Adrian Moses has been named the new general manager at Paradise Coast Sports Complex in Florida and will be the on-site leader of daily operations of the 180-acre complex, a tournament destination for youth sports in the Southeast. Moses has nearly 20 years of experience in the sport recreation and service industries. He previously was […]
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A group led by Ballparks of America investor Paul Satterwhite has acquired Sho-Me Baseball Camp, an historic venue in Branson, Missouri, that traces its beginnings to 1958. The camp will be rebranded and operated by Ballparks of America under the management of Sports Facilities Management. The investors group will preserve the baseball history of the […]
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Andy Cedillo has been named general manager of The Basin Sports Complex by the University of Texas Permian Basin, which hosts the community sports property in Odessa, Texas, that is managed by Sports Facilities Management. Cedillo’s background includes parks and recreation and events management as part of the city of Midland and their Parks and […]
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Scheels has secured naming rights for a multi-use sports facility currently under development at the Legacy Pointe Town Center in Springfield, Illinois. Designed to be a regional destination for sports tournaments, Scheels Sports Park at Legacy Pointe will include eight turf fields that can be configured into 14 baseball/softball fields or eight soccer/lacrosse fields. A […]
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The former home of a Frontier League team in Marion, Illinois, will be retrofitted from a home for minor league baseball into a sports tourism complex. The 7,000-capacity Rent One Park is under contract to be sold to Marion Center Project LLC, which will work with Florida-based Sports Facilities Companies on a sports tourism plan […]
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