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Iowa State University has announced plans for a $200 million retail, office and entertainment development called “CYTown” that will sit on a three-acre site north of Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. The initial phase of the project includes a public plaza and amphitheater that can be used on game days or for concerts and other […]
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RVA Diamond Partners will be the development partner on the city of Richmond’s project that will see the International League’s Richmond Flying Squirrels have a new stadium by 2025 as part of a mixed-use entertainment project in Virginia. The 8,000-seat venue for the Flying Squirrels, an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, will replace The […]
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Midway Rising will be the developer for a 48-acre site that will include a sports arena as part of the broader mixed-use development, the San Diego City Council voted this week. Along with a 16,000-seat arena to replace the San Diego Sports Arena venue which opened in 1966, Midway Rising has proposed 2,000 housing units […]
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Justin Papadakis, just out of college, went on a trip to Los Angeles with his father in 2008 to check out the new L.A. Live downtown entertainment district. The then-Staples Center was shiny and new, surrounded by restaurants that encouraged fans of games to get there early and stay late at the bar. Plans even […]
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Real Salt Lake unveiled its new naming rights partner for the stadium that the club has played at since 2008 with Rio Tinto Stadium giving way to America First Field, connecting the club further to one of its inaugural commercial partners. “Since our inaugural game back in 2005, America First Credit Union has supported Real […]
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The University of Houston football stadium will remain TDECU Stadium through at least 2034 with a new financial investment exceeding $20 million, the school and financial credit union announced over the weekend. The agreement marks the most significant of its kind in the history of Houston athletics and broadens TDECU’s commitment to the University, Houston […]
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KemperSports has launched KemperSports Venues, a new business unit that will serve and support its portfolio of youth and recreation sports facilities. KemperSports manages seven sports venues across the country and recently was named the exclusive facility manager and marketing partner for 3STEP Sports, a youth sports event and club team owner. “The opportunity to […]
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Aaron Waller, a former executive with the Washington Commanders who now is with the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, will become the new executive director at the Pittsburgh-Allegheny County Sports & Exhibition Authority, which owns each of the region’s professional sports venues. Waller confirmed the appointment to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He will replace Mary […]
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Every sports fan who sits in the crowd at their favorite stadium wonders what it would be like to look through the lens of an athlete on the field. While running onto the field during a game is highly discouraged and will lead to legal consequences, Spartan Race is giving everybody the chance to experience […]
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Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve wants the National Bowling Stadium in the Nevada destination to host national and international esports tournament events as part of potential renovations for the 27-year-old venue. Schieve told Nevada Newsmakers she also would like to have the University of Nevada start bowling and esports teams and use the stadium for its […]
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