By R.V. Baugus Kerplunk! That sound you just heard was another Houston Astro being hit by a pitched baseball. It is a sound that figuratively and literally will reverberate across many Major League Baseball stadiums this summer. It is a sound that in the team’s first five exhibi
By Zach Spedden SoFi Stadium will begin hosting the annual college football LA Bowl game in December, bringing another major event to the upcoming venue. The future home to the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, SoFi Stadium is reportedly on track to be completed in July. Thro
By TheStadiumBusiness The U.S. arm of Japanese automotive manufacturer Honda has agreed a 10-year extension to its naming rights partnership with the home arena of NHL Anaheim Ducks. The arena first became known as the Honda Center in October 2016 through a 15-year contract agreed wit
By R.V. Baugus I always knew that Matt Gibson, CVE, was just a step ahead. Working with Matt to either receive a scheduled Arenas column from him for Facility Manager magazine or to enlist his help in getting one of his assigned committee members to please get the article turned in be
By R.V. Baugus John A. “Jackie” Blaisdell, chairman and CEO of Houston-based Salient Partners LP, and former partner, president and COO of Leisure Management International, died unexpectedly on February 15. He was 59. “John was our leader, but maybe even more importa