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Andrew Kurtz to Lead Elizabethtown Sports Park

The Elizabethtown Sports Park has named Andrew Kurtz as general manager of its youth sports complex. Kurtz has experience overseeing tournaments, events, sponsorships, marketing, food and beverage, customer experience, and merchandise, as well as assisting with programming and memberships. Kurtz joins the Elizabethtown Sports Park team with a diverse background in the sports industry. He […]

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Sanford Health Breaks Ground on Sports Complex Expansion

The Sanford Sports Complex in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, broke ground on 18 new softball, baseball and multi-use fields in another expansion of the venue that now encompasses 500 acres of various athletic facilities. The fields, which will all have lights, will host baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse and other activities. Sanford Health expects approximately one […]

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Minnesota United FC's stadium, Allianz Field, which opened in 2019, has a safe standing area called the "Wonderwall" that has a 34.9-degree incline. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Safe Standing Approved at Premier League and Championship Stadiums

One of the historic features of soccer games in England will return with eight teams allowed to have ‘safe standing’ areas after a pilot program was successfully completed. Six of the teams are currently in the Premier League — Brentford, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Cardiff and Queens Park Rangers […]

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Digital travel company Booking.com is offering fans the chance to stay overnight at Wembley Stadium ahead of the final of the UEFA Women’s Euro on July 31.

Booking.com Offers Fans the Chance to Stay at Wembley Stadium

Have you ever wanted to watch a major soccer game from your bedroom? Well, now you can. Digital travel company Booking.com is offering fans the chance to stay overnight at Wembley Stadium ahead of the final of the UEFA Women’s Euro on July 31. The company has turned one of the suites in the stadium […]

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Oak View Group has announced Kim Stone will be president of UBS Arena and executive vice president of OVG East Coast beginning August 1.

OVG360 Announces Leadership Team for American Bank Center

OVG360 has revealed its local leadership team for the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Brian Martin will be the general manager of the facility — which OVG360 accepted the management contract for in April — and Joe Castor will serve as general manager of hospitality overseeing all food and beverage operations. Nick Ustruck […]

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USL’s Indy Eleven Secures Location for Eleven Park Development

Indy Eleven of the USL Championship has acquired over 20 acres of land in downtown Indianapolis that will serve as the future home of Eleven Park, a neighborhood village development that will include a 20,000-capacity stadium for the club with an eye toward completion in time for the 2025 season. Keystone and Indy Eleven are […]

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ASM Global Teams With Infor for Venue Management Platform

ASM Global has unveiled a multiyear strategic blueprint with Infor for the live-entertainment industry’s first fully integrated booking, sales, food and beverage, and event management platform for domestic and international venues. ASM plans to begin deploying the software this month at select U.S. arenas, stadiums, theaters and convention centers. Those introductions will be expanded to […]

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Buccaneers Announce Additional End Zone Seating

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will expand its seating capacity at Raymond James Stadium by 3,600 seats with an additional seating area named The Krewe’s Nest in the south end zone, which will increase the stadium’s capacity to nearly 70,000. In addition to discounted parking, Krewe’s Nest season pass holders will also receive 2022 playoff purchase […]

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Hillsboro Hops Plans Stadium Improvements

The home of the Hops will have a new look in the future. Ron Tonkin Field in Hillsboro, Oregon, will undergo a redesign starting later this year for stadium improvements to bring it in line with Major League Baseball’s new standards for High-A Long Season ballparks. The city of Hillsboro has contracted with a design-builder, […]

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