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A new esports arena is being proposed for the West of England Institute for Specialist Education Further Education College site in Bristol, England, which would also involve a technology education component. NLA Europe Limited has been invited by South Gloucestershire & Stroud College to create the concept around such a site, which would add a […]
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Oak View Group has named two leaders for the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, a new $338 million multipurpose, privately financed sports and entertainment arena. Jeff Nickler, who has spent the past two years as senior vice president of Arena Alliance, a collection of 29 NBA and NHL venues in North America, will serve as […]
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The Arizona Board of Regents has approved Arizona State University’s plan for a 5,000-seat, $115 million multi-purpose arena that will serve mainly as the home venue for the Sun Devils men’s ice hockey program. The arena will sit right in the area on campus that serves as the site for several other athletic facilities including […]
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Major League Cricket will redevelop a baseball stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas, to become the first major cricket stadium in the United States that will also serve as a high-performance center and training base for the USA Cricket national team. Major League Cricket and the city of Grand Prairie have agreed on a long-term lease […]
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The NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina, has become the first U.S. museum to earn the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) Star facility accreditation. The hall joins several other venues managed by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority in earning the accreditation, including the Charlotte Convention Center, Bojangles Entertainment Complex and Spectrum Center. The […]
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University of Hawai’i Athletics and Bank of Hawaii announced 10-year, $5 million sponsorship through 2030 for the naming rights of the Stan Sheriff Center, which will be referred to as SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. The new name retains the legacy of former Hawai’i Athletics Director Bruce “Stan” Sheriff. Bank of Hawaii chose the […]
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Nearly every day, there is a new partnership between a professional sports team and a gambling company — and sometimes the partnership even includes a college. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on legalized sports gambling, each election day brings a new state that will allow gambling within state lines. For any team […]
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Sports venues need to keep working on efficient ways to have spectators — at whatever quantity allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic — enter, walk around and exit in an efficient and most importantly a healthy fashion, a panel at the Association of Luxury Suite Directors virtual conference agreed. Venues will also have to adapt for […]
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Several sports-related investments in state of Maine will result in new and improved sports venues, including the recent opening of a $200 million athletics and recreation center at Colby College in the city of Waterville. The Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center is a 350,000-square-foot building that will become one of the most advanced Division […]
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Bob Newman, who has served as president and chief executive officer at ASM Global since the company was formed from the merger of SMG and AEG in 2019, will assume the new role as chairman of the company. He will continue to serve as CEO while a search is underway for a successor. Newman previously […]
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