Bret McCormick is a facilities and ticketing beat reporter for Sports Business Journal. With a focus on sports venues, fan experience, and ticketing, Bret covers a wide range of topics related to the business side of sports. His work has also appeared in the Charlotte Business Journal, showcasing his expertise in the field.
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By: Bret Mccormick
Time is running short; the Arizona Diamondbacks' lease at Chase Field expires at the end of 2027, making the club one of nearly two dozen pro sports teams whose venue leases expire within the next six years.
Pogoseat announced a new integration today with Attentive, an AI-powered SMS and email marketing platform for live event experiences. The resulting integration will make teams' efforts to sell event tickets to fans via SMS (text) more efficient. Pogoseat, a certified partner of all major ticketing providers, has pioneered Text-to-Buy in the live events space, building out use cases for last minute ticket purchases, seat upgrades, and student rush programs. Sports organizations, like the
The Toronto Blue Jays are creating a new fan experience just beyond the right field fence at Rogers Centre that will open ahead of the 2025 MLB season.
Wake Forest Univ. and developers Carter and Front Street Capital have unveiled plans for the first phase of the mixed-use development called The Grounds that will sit between Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium and Lawrence Joel Coliseum. The developers signed a multi-decade ground lease with Wake Forest, which owns the 100-acre site (and the arena and football stadium) that already draws roughly 750,000 visitors per year to roughly a billion dollars' worth of athletic and entertainment venues.
Orlando City Council approved authorization during a Monday night meeting for the city's Chief Procurement Officer to execute a contract with Turner & Townsend Heery (T&TH), making the firm the program manager for the third phase of Camping World Stadium improvements. The Orange County Board of Commissioners authorized using tourist development tax (TDT) revenue
New York City Football Club and Legends opened their Stadium Experience Center for the club’s Willets Point Stadium, which opens in 2027.
The Golden State Valkyries have shared plans for team's locker room at Chase Center and the Valkyries Practice Facility in Oakland expected to be completed and open ahead of the team's debut 2025 WNBA season.
The Wild are Fanatics' newest in-venue retail customer after the two sides agreed to a multi-year deal.
Rutgers baseball will be the first tenant for a new 6,500-capacity ballpark that will be located on the campus of Middlesex College, and the town of Middlesex, N.J., is also issuing a request for qualifications seeking other franchise tenants.
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