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Glytch has selected Populous as the design firm for its planned 32 esports stadiums across the United States and Canada as the company plans for each location to be the home of a professional esports team. Glytch’s first four locations will be Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Bellevue, Washington. The venues are scheduled to open […]
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The Camden Athletic Fields, a complex that will be used at all levels of athletic competition in South New Jersey, was opened over the weekend with the officials from the City of Camden, Rutgers-Camden, Congressman Donald Norcross and the Rowan University Rutgers-Camden Board of Governors. “This brand-new athletic complex will expand the availability of open […]
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A 260,000-square-foot venue in Fargo, North Dakota, celebrated its groundbreaking this week with the 100-acre property expected to open in 2024. The project is being funded through both private and public fundraising. It will feature a full-sized indoor soccer turf field, four basketball courts, office spaces and a 350-meter indoor walking track. “Back in 2016, […]
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ASM Global has officially opened the Tech Port Center + Arena in San Antonio, which includes a 24-hour gaming area and 2,500-seat technology arena plus a food and beverage offering unique to the live event industry. Tech Port is an expansive community project combining a sports arena, food hall and museum/conference/special event space which will […]
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Construction on a new esports facility called the LAN Center will be completed in May in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The Susquehanna Soniqs, a professional esports team founded in 2018, will use the center as a new home with its location to Harrisburg University’s new Science Education Center. “We wanted to build the LAN Center in the […]
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Publix Sports Park in Panama City Beach, Florida, has tabbed Mike Higgins as its new general manager. Higgins comes to Publix Sports Park from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, where he served as director of championships. While at the NAIA, Higgins led initiatives to improve the student-athlete experience at national championships and was tournament […]
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The Kentucky Derby has trademarked the phrase “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports” as its main marketing slogan, but Derby week at Churchill Downs is much more than those two minutes. The Derby is run May 7, but it’s officially a week-long event that leads up to those two minutes, with plenty to keep […]
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The first Sports Illustrated Hotel and Resort will be scheduled to unveil in 2023 in the Dominican Republic with another resort planned for Orlando, Florida, in the future. Storyland Studios will design and master plan the project. The locations will feature visitor attractions, as well as dining, lifestyle and wellness experiences. The resort will celebrate […]
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A years-long saga in Miami seems to have finally be completed with the approval of the Miami City Commission of a 99-year lease agreement for Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami to build a new stadium in the city’s Freedom Park area — although there still may be a few obstacles left. The plan passed 4-1 […]
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State Farm Arena in Atlanta, home of the Hawks, has been awarded TRUE Platinum certification from Green Business Certification, Inc., a sustainability and health certification and credentialing body. State Farm Arena is now the first sports and live entertainment venue in the world to receive TRUE certification. Since May 2021, the venue has consistently diverted […]
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