Almost a year since city leaders voted to buy out the former operator of the Virginia Beach Sports Center the city has now announced the venue’s new operator.
Last year city leaders voted to end the city’s 10-year agreement with Eastern Sports Management due to money loss.
The termination was made months after an audit found the facility lost $2.7 million in 2021 and 2022.
With Cornerstone Park officially opening a year ago, things are looking up for the Starkville Parks and Recreation Department.
During the board of alderman work session Friday morning, Interim General Manager Doug Heflin and Sports Facilities Companies Vice President of Venue Management Cole Lacey presented an update on the department’s performance and its goals for 2024-2025.
The Sports Facilities Companies (SFC), which manages the nation’s largest network of sports and recreation facilities, announced today that it has launched a new Ice Division and acquired Firland Management. The acquisition includes a partnership between Central Park Conservancy and SFC, which assumes the management of the new Harlem Meer Center (formerly Lasker Rink and Pool) in New York City.
Collier County’s Paradise Coast Sports Complex, which opened in July 2020, has been forced to use other county park fields for events during peak season as it struggles to accommodate increasing demand.
As a result, the Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 13 voted 3-1, with Commission Chairman Chris Hall opposed, to provide an analysis on how the county can move forward with Phase 3, a ninth field and a building.
The Sports Facilities Companies has announced a partnership with the city of Burlington, North Carolina, to operate the new Burlington Pickleball Complex and Pickleball courts at Fairchild Park.
SFC will manage all aspects of daily operations, including marketing and booking events, staffing and training, patron services and maintenance. Construction is underway on the complex which will feature 16 pickleball courts and one championship court.
The City of Ontario’s upcoming multi-use sports complex has officially received a name: “The Ontario Sports Empire.” Set to open in fall 2026, the complex is positioned to act as a venue for major regional and national tournaments.
Boasting 190 acres of top-tier athletic facilities, including 20 long fields, 14 youth diamond fields, eight full-size diamonds, four football/rugby fields, and two championship baseball fields, the Ontario Sports Empire will be the one of the largest sports complex of its kind west of the Rocky Mountains.
The Sports Facilities Companies (SFC), the nation’s leading operating partner for sports, recreation, and event facilities, today announced a strategic partnership with Troon®, the leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services.
As part of the agreement that takes effect immediately, Troon and SFC will collaborate on new business opportunities, leveraging their complementary strengths to deliver unparalleled services to existing and future clients. This partnership combines Troon’s global expertise in golf and club management with SFC’s extensive experience in developing and managing sports, recreation, and entertainment facilities, positioning both companies to enhance their service offerings and expand their reach.
ENR Texas & Louisiana has chosen 39 projects in five states for its 2024 regional Best Project awards, the latest in the annual recognitions of design and construction achievement across the country.
The publication’s group of industry judges—working in four separate panels—collectively reviewed 115 entries from Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas, and selected the winners for a Best Project recognition or an Award of Merit.
Baseball is here to stay in Tampa Bay – this time, at the youth level.
That was the announcement at a groundbreaking event shrouded in secrecy Wednesday morning. Media were invited to a “new sports and recreation venue in the Tampa Bay area” at 4000 66th Avenue N. in Pinellas Park, just off US-19, to be opened by Pinellas Park Mayor Sandra Bradbury, Senator Nick DiCeglie (R–Indian Rocks Beach), former State House Speaker Chris Sprowls, and others.
The Sports Facilities Companies (SFC), a leader in sports and recreation venue management, is excited to announce its selection by the city of Pinellas Park as the operating partner for the Tampa Bay region’s newest outdoor sports complex, Sprowls Horizon Sports Park.
The Southeastern Conference, along with the City of Hoover and the Public Park and Recreation Board of the City of Hoover, announced Thursday an agreement to hold the SEC Baseball Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium through at least 2028.
Little League isn’t so little anymore. Youth sports have turned into a $30 billion-per-year business, Bloomberg reports, with parents spending an average of $900 per child, per season, to help kids develop their athletic talents — and possibly score college scholarships. The sizable but fragmented market has attracted an influx of capital, which in some ways has led to improvements.
