June 13, 2024
Sports event planners always look for top-quality facilities for their games, and many destinations throughout the United States have either recently opened the doors to a new facility or will shortly. We reached out to some of these destinations, from Georgia to Kentucky and beyond, to learn what their new locations have to offer.
February 16, 2024
When it comes to attracting and hosting big sporting events, smaller communities are proving they don’t have to sit on the sidelines.
February 16, 2024
Sports Facilities Companies will operate CORE4 Athletic Complex in Chamblee, Ga. The 44,000-square-foot facility, founded by former NBA All-Star Paul Millsap, focuses on basketball skills development.
September 15, 2023
Sandersville, Ga. — Georgia Hi-Lo Trail Inc. and Sports Strategies have announced the 2023 edition of the Athens to Savannah (ATHSAV) Ride, which will take cyclists on their choice of a four-day gravel ride or a three-day road ride across rural Georgia. The ride starts on Oct. 19, when gravel …
March 6, 2023
Mark Vaughan, executive vice president and chief sales officer at the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, has announced he will retire at the end of 2023.
May 10, 2022
I visited Athens, Ga., two weeks ago to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Classic Center Arena attached to the Classic Center downtown.
December 15, 2020
Cobb County, Ga. – The Lemon Street Classic Presented by Superior Plumbing will host its inaugural tournament on December 19, 21, and 22.
February 6, 2020
Ribbon Cutting for the Georgia World Congress Center Exhibit Hall BC. Left to right: William Pate, president and CEO of the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau; State Senator Butch Miller, chairman of GWCCA’s Legislative Overview Committee; Bill Russell, GWCCA chair; IPPE leadership and stakeholders.ATLANTA – Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) announces completion …
January 28, 2019
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Brian Graham replaces Stacie Adkins as CEO of the Augusta Sports Council. Adkins led the organization from 2015-2018.
Graham was previously with Morris Communications as corporate director of events and associations and oversaw the National Barrel Horse Association, the Augusta Cutting Horse Futurity and the Hippodrome Events …
