Marquette University in Milwaukee has sold an 11-acre parcel of land to Bear Development, which plans on building a new sports and entertainment district that will be anchored by an 8,000-seat soccer-specific stadium. Bear Development will serve as the master developer for the project
By thestadiumbusiness.com Global technology company JMA Wireless has acquired naming rights to the Carrier Dome, home of Syracuse University’s sports teams. The 10-year deal rebrands the stadium as the JMA Wireless Dome, or the JMA Dome for short. It marks the first time the Carrier D
By R.V. Baugus If someone was not out of a job due to COVID-19 and the inevitable job layoffs that followed, then one was still employed and working way beyond intended human hours. For the sake of discussion at VenueConnect this July in Phoenix, Dr. Matt Huml will share in a Universi
Kennesaw State University has named Joe Skopitz, CVE, as the general manager of Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia. Skopitz will also serve as deputy executive director for KSU’s Department of Event and Venue Management. David Bennett, MBA, CVP, was promoted to director of
By Annie Merrill Peter Broeder, AIA, has rejoined HOK as principal, design for the firm’s global Sports + Recreation + Entertainment practice. Based in Kansas City, Broeder has played an integral role in shaping stadiums, arenas, training facilities, and recreation projects across the