Bret McCormick

OCVIBE has selected Innovative Partnerships Group (IPG) as its exclusive agency of record for the $4B mixed-use development project that is underway in the roughly 100 acres surrounding Honda Center in Anaheim. OCVIBE, owned and developed by the Samueli family (which owns the Ducks), ran...

ASM Global is expanding its Business Incubator Program (BIP) and introducing the Supplier Diversity Legacy Program (DLP) to encourage inclusivity, innovation and sustainable business practices within the venue management company’s global supply chain. The BIP offers a six-week curriculum of accelerated classes designed to empower emerging businesses globally through...

Nations Group has been selected to serve as the owners’ rep for the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority on its $250M arena project that’s getting underway in June. Richmond County voters approved a half-penny sales tax in November that paved the way for the new arena, which is scheduled to...

Comcast Spectacor’s plans for redeveloping the expansive South Philly Sports Complex parking lots to which it holds development rights have been released. Phase 1 of the, so far, two-phase project is moving forward in the coming months and will include $12M in updates to the...

The Commanders announced another round of fan-facing renovations this morning that takes the new ownership group’s total investment in improving the stadium, fan, and player experience to $75M since purchasing the team last summer. The latest upgrades will include faster stadium ingress, new premium seating options and...

Oak View Group is now developing arenas on four continents after breaking ground on a new $100M arena in Lagos, Nigeria. OVG partnered with Live Nation, the Persianas Group (a Nigerian real estate investment firm), and the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority. The Yinka...

  Work is underway at MetLife Stadium to get the 82,500-seat stadium ready for 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup hosting, including the tournament’s final. The work will take place in two phases running from January to mid-May in 2024 and 2025 and...

Last year, SeatGeek became the official resale partner of Major League Baseball, with its 30 teams, thousands of games and massive volume of tickets; and client Paciolan, the official ticketer for hundreds of college athletics programs. That meant SeatGeek suddenly had more rights holders...

Levy’s retail arm, Rank + Rally, set a new NBA All-Star week merchandise sales record in Indianapolis, breaking the previous mark set last year in Salt Lake City (also serviced by Rank + Rally) by 27%, reports SBJ's Bret McCormick. NBA teamed with Rank + Rally for the...

Churchill Downs Inc. booked net revenue of $2.5B in FY23, a company record, and a 36% year-over-year increase, according to SEC filings on Wednesday. A record all-sources handle generated by the Kentucky Derby last May played its part in the company’s successful financial year.  Churchill Downs’...