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The Seattle Storm will build a practice facility and training center to house basketball and business operations with a targeted opening of 2024, encompassing two practice courts along with locker rooms, a lounge and a nutrition center for players, and strength and conditioning training spaces. The facility — with 85 percent of project team members […]
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A long time ago, Megan McKenzie was sent some videos by her sister-in-law after a visit to the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, planting an idea that she could never truly stop thinking about. “There was something so cool about the energy and that it was a man-made facility,” she said. “You don’t have […]
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A large project may soon be coming to Sarasota County, Florida, as the area looks to capitalize on its booming growth. During the May 10 Sarasota County BCC meeting, commissioners unanimously voted to designate up to $20 million of sixth penny Tourist Development Tax (TDT) revenues for a proposed Nathan Benderson Park Indoor Sports Complex […]
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The home of Memphis Tigers football may be on track for an expensive facelift. The University of Memphis and the city of Memphis have announced plans to pursue a $150-200 million renovation of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium to revitalize and modernize the 58,325-seat stadium, which was built in 1965. Priority elements of the wide-ranging project […]
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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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