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Chemical Bank, the largest bank headquartered in Michigan, has been awarded the naming rights to Detroit’s Cobo Center, one of the largest convention centers in the United States. The 22-year, $1.5 million-a-year agreement grants Chemical Bank exclusive naming rights. Chemical Bank and the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority (DRCFA) will announce the new name of the convention center at […]
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Nestled between two sets of train tracks in downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina, is Segra Stadium, a new baseball park that is expected to breathe new life into the community when it opens this spring. Much like the train tracks that eventually converge out beyond left field, the ballpark project came to be through a happy confluence of events. Back in 2016, the city commissioned a feasibility report to examine…
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The Hickory Point Beach Athletics Center in Tavares, Florida, will be unveiled February 23 at a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Lake County…
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AEG Facilities, the venue management subsidiary of AEG, and SMG, an Onex-owned venue management company, have signed an agreement to merge…
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Major League Soccer has announced that Austin FC will begin play in 2021, becoming the league’s 27th member club. The announcement was made at an event in Austin, Texas, that was attended by MLS Commissioner Don Garber, Austin FC Chairman and CEO Anthony Precourt, Austin Mayor Steve Adler and hundreds of soccer fans. “Austin is […]
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The San Francisco Giants and software company Oracle have signed a 20-year partnership that includes naming rights to the Giants ballpark through 2038. As a result, AT&T Park has been renamed to Oracle Park. “We are thrilled to welcome Oracle as our naming rights partner as we move into our next decade here in China Basin,” said […]
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Bob Sauter has been named general manager of Moscone Center in San Francisco. Sauter had previously served as acting general manager of the SMG…
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Allied Esports has launched a venue affiliate program designed to encourage more development of esports-specific properties. The Allied Esports Property Network will allow entities to license Allied Esports’ design, development and operations for their own venues. Affiliate members will also be able to tap into the tournament system being offered at other Allied Esports venues with […]
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Mark Lev has been named president of Fenway Sports Management, a global sports marketing firm that works with venues and brands…
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The Big East Conference and the Madison Square Garden Company, which owns the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City, has announced a partnership extension through 2028. Under terms of the agreement, the Big East Tournament will be held at the arena and the tournament will be staged on its traditional dates at the close of college basketball’s […]
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