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The inaugural Phoenix Marathon will launch December 13, 2025 with three distances for runners all within the city’s limits. Endurance event production and technology company Brooksee, an event production company within the endurance space, announced the race launch this week. There will be a 26.2-mile marathon, a 13.1-mile half marathon and a 10K with an […]
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Representatives from eight Major League Baseball teams and their host destinations announced a collaboration titled “More Than a Ballpark,” with the goal of expanding the utilization of their venues for meetings, events, private concerts and numerous other non-baseball gatherings throughout the year. The announcement was made at a press conference at the 2024 IMEX America […]
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The city of Phoenix has announced the formation of the Phoenix Sports & Events Commission, anchored by Visit Phoenix, to work with community organizations and stakeholders to extend its reach to youth, amateur and collegiate tournaments. Operating as a division of Visit Phoenix, the commission is set to recruit an executive director and appoint an […]
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Ron Price has been the chief executive officer of Visit Phoenix since July 2021. Prior to the move to Phoenix, Price had stops in Arlington and San Antonio, Texas, as well as more than a decade with Marriott in several places, including Denver and Southern California. Phoenix has become a basketball hotbed, having hosted the […]
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When the Super Bowl is in Arizona, something historic tends to happens. The first game in 1996 was the Dallas Cowboys’ fifth Super Bowl title. The 2008 game saw the New York Giants upset the previously unbeaten New England Patriots in the final seconds. And in 2015, the Patriots used a late interception at the […]
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Ron Price has been named president and CEO of Visit Phoenix following an extensive nationwide search. Price, who brings 25 years of experience in the tourism industry, most recently served as president and CEO of the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau in Texas, where the city put an emphasis on sports-related travel. He has also […]
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Steve Moore, the longtime president and CEO of the Visit Phoenix, has announced that he will retire at the end of this contract on March 31, 2021. Moore joined the bureau as CEO in 2002 and played a key role in raising money for the city’s $600 million convention center expansion as well as attracting […]
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Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer.
The @MountainWest Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in @VisitMesa, Arizona, May 21–24.
.@usavolleyball has announced that Denver will host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships on May 24–28, an event which will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to operate Destination KP, a new youth sports venue located on Long Island, New York, withTim O’Connell appointed as general manager.
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