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Sports events have sparked a major tourism boost for the local community, says the authority’s executive director, Dennis Bickmeier. County officials reported a 200% increase in economic impact from sports for the period since 2013, when the county began courting sports tourism.
Chesterfield leaders hosted a groundbreaking Thursday at the future site of The Park at River City Sportsplex, a “park within a park” that will be the first of its kind in the county. In a November 2022 referendum, Chesterfield voters authorized the issuance of $540 million in general obligation bonds for a series of county and school capital projects.
For the first time ever, the VBSC will host three NCAA Division I Track Conference Championships. The championships will be held from Feb. 23 through March 1, and will bring together top student-athletes from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) all under one roof.
Phenom Hoops is bringing its nationally recognized platform to Williamsburg, VA, in a big way. In 2027, Williamsburg will be a hub for seven tournaments at the state-of-the-art Greater Williamsburg Sports Complex.
The Richmond Strikers, a longstanding staple in Central Virginia’s youth sports scene, has officially broken ground on a major new project aimed at enhancing their facilities and expanding opportunities for young athletes.
USA Volleyball is pleased to announce that its 2025 Beach National Championship will be held on July 16-21 in Virginia Beach, Va. The 2025 USA Volleyball Beach National Championship includes four competitive age groups for both boys and girls: 12U, 14U, 16U and 18U.
When news broke late last year that the Dominion Energy Charity Classic would be losing its title sponsor and host venue Country Club of Virginia after 2025, Giff Breed and Dennis Bickmeier put their heads together.
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors in Virginia have created the Pulaski County Sports Tourism & Entertainment Authority to manage the county’s sports tourism and entertainment facilities and assets, as well as promote sports tourism within Pulaski County.
Salem’s award-winning Moyer Sports Complex is officially back in business. After a 22-month renovation process, civic leaders and many others who were instrumental in the facility’s major facelift gathered outside the main gate to cut the ribbon and reopen the facility.
A nearly 90,000-square-foot ice hockey facility could soon be coming to Chesterfield County. The owner of the Powhatan Ice Den is looking to expand with the hopes of attracting a professional hockey team.
Richmond has exactly zero major league sports teams — but sports is big business in the area regardless, thanks to folks coming to town for amateur and youth games.
Virginia’s Blue Ridge will be named host of the 2025-2026 Endurance and Mountain Biking National Championship. The national championship races will be a thrilling showcase of athleticism and adrenaline in the heart of the Blue Ridge.
Henrico announces $2.5 million grant for project that’s projected to generate $20 million in annual economic activity. Since opening in 2021, the NOVA Aquatics Center at Regency has helped to develop some of the area’s most elite swimmers.
Sports ETA, the trade association for the sports events and tourism industry, named Virginia in its Top 10 list of U.S. states in terms of the economic impact generated by sports tourism in 2023
The City of Emporia has partnered with Station 67 Partners, LLC to create a new sports and event complex in downtown Emporia. The new facility will feature a variety of amenities, including basketball courts, a turf field, meeting space, food and beverage offerings, and more...
Airstream Ventures announced today a groundbreaking partnership with the City of Lynchburg Office of Economic Development and Tourism to bring the United Flag Football League to the heart of Lynchburg. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in promoting sports tourism and community engagement in the region.
The new venue is set to open Friday in the 41,000-square-foot space that was formerly the ground level of the Macy’s North store that closed in 2016. The upper level is occupied by entertainment venue Surge Adventure Park.
In a bid to build on the momentum of sports-tourism activity happening at River City Sportsplex, Chesterfield county has teed up about $5 million to fund improvements to six existing softball fields at Harry G. Daniel Park on Ironbridge Road.
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors is considering entering into an agreement with a developer to construct a multimillion dollar athletics facility that would feature an indoor pool, a hydraulic running track and hard-surface courts for basketball, volleyball and pickelball.
Terms like volley llamas, flabjacks and dillballs sound like a bad joke, but are actually terms used in pickleball, a sport that’s a smash hit in Virginia. In fact, there are three upcoming pickleball tournaments in October alone and new facilities opening.
