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LA28 has hired Ann Rodriguez as its chief strategy officer, a role that will see the sports industry veteran lead strategic planning across the commercial business for the organization behind the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. “Ann is a force in the sports industry,” said Kathy Carter, chief revenue officer for LA28 and CEO of […]
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The St. Louis Blues have been on a roll lately as reigning Stanley Cup champions and having hosted the 2020 NHL All-Star Game. Now the team has extended its brand to one of the first things that visitors will see when they fly into their hometown. The Blues have partnered with HMSHost to open The […]
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ESL has extended its sponsorship with DHL as the series’ logistics partner through 2020, making it responsible for event logistics at EHL One competitions throughout the world including the movement of 660 tons of stage equipment, chairs and monitors. New this year will be the ESL Academy delivered by DHL, which will develop, promote and […]
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The 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles has its first major sponsorship agreement, as Delta Airlines announced an eight-year partnership beginning in 2021 that makes it the inaugural founding partner of LA28 along with a supporter for the United States Olympic and Parlaympic teams. The announcement was made at an event at Griffith Observatory […]
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The Orange County Sports Commission in California has promoted Anthony Brenneman and Rashika Patel, and announced the hire of Maythe Gaytan as the latest employee of the organization. Brenneman has been promoted to the role of director of sports development. He joined Sports Anaheim in January 2016 as the sports events manager and played a […]
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The Panama City Beach Sports Complex has hired Jamie Cox as its general manager. The complex, created by Visit Panama City Beach and managed by Sports Facilities Management, opened in 2019 and was previously led by J.D. Wood, who recently left for a position at the Dallas Sports Commission. Cox has 15 years of experience […]
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Sports ETA, in collaboration with Northstar Meetings Group, is seeking responses to a landmark study on the sports event and tourism industry. The State of the Industry Report for Sports Events, being conducted by Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company, is designed to set a benchmark for the industry’s overall impact. Areas of study will include […]
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Legends has added a global partnership division and will have it by run by Chris Hibbs, the former chief commercial officer for the sports and entertainment agency’s representation of SoFi Stadium, which is finishing construction as the upcoming home of two National Football League teams. The brand will be called Legends Global Partnerships and will […]
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Eric Parthen, who has led multiple sports organizations during his career of more than two decades, will be the new chief operating officer of World Lacrosse. Parthen’s appointment was announced by World Lacrosse Chief Executive Officer Jim Scherr. World Lacrosse is the international federation for men’s and women’s lacrosse as recognized by the International Olympic Committee. Parthen […]
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All In Sport Consulting, a Denver-based firm that helps organizations develop adaptive sports programs for people with physical disabilities, has announced that it will launch the inaugural Adapted Sport Leadership & Business Symposium (LABS). The conference, which is designed to unite adaptive sports industry leaders, will be held October 5–7, 2020, in Denver at the Crowne Plaza […]
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