A new ballpark for the Hagerstown Suns (Low Class A; Sally League) in Winchester, Va., is alive after city officials meet in executive session with Bruce Quinn to discuss alternative sites. The move last night by the Winchester City Council was a surprise: the executive session wasn’t on the agenda and certainly not publicized. But […]
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Wilmington looks at development deal with Braves, Mandalay
The off-again, on-again Wilmington (N.C.) ballpark project is back on, as the city is reviewing a potential memorandum of understanding for a ballpark development with the Atlanta Braves and Mandalay Baseball Properties. The potential economic deal was announced at a press conference today. The proposal is for a 6,000-seat, $35-million to $40-million ballpark near the […]
New for 2012: Peoples Natural Gas Field
In a partnership could help spur economic development with the use of green energy, the Altoona Curve (Class AA; Eastern League) sold naming rights to Blair County Ballpark to Peoples Natural Gas. Beginning today, the ballpark will be known as Peoples Natural Gas Field. Major signage on the exterior and interior of Peoples Natural Gas […]
Wrigleyville West delays possibly extended
The Chicago Cubs won’t be building a Wrigleyville West entertainment complex at a new Mesa spring-training complex until 2014 at the earliest, as city and team officials work to come to some sort of game plan in terms of scope and scale. The enormity of the task in creating a retail complex at a spring-training […]
Parkview Field stimulating millions in downtown Fort Wayne investment
We’re always a little loathe to pitch new ballparks as an economic-development tool, but in Fort Wayne we have a great model for what a new facility can do: Parkview Field, the home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League), has attracted tens of millions in investments and revitalized the downtown area. […]