The Sports Facilities Companies has secured management deals with a pair of Midwest venues set to open next year — the Boyd County (Ky.) Sportsplex and the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Indoor Sports Facility.
(Side note: Kalamazoo was the subject of the first-ever Buying Sandlot newsletter, which Kyle emailed to himself.)
Local officials have big expectations in Kalamazoo. They believe the project, which is funded by an assessment on hotels, can drive $50M in annual economic impact once fully established. SFC said close to 20M people live within three hours of the venue.
8 basketball courts/16 volleyball courts
About 17K square feet of turf
Training and flex areas
The Boyd County Sportsplex will be located at Camp Landing in Ashland, which sits on the Ohio River near the Ohio and West Virginia borders.
The venue aims to attract regional and national events while also serving local residents. Cincinnati, Columbus, Lexington and Louisville are all within a three-hour radius.
110K-square-foot air-supported dome
Court space for basketball, volleyball, pickleball
Turf for baseball, soccer
Adult, youth sports programming, community events
Plans for competitive archery center
Jonathan Clemins — the former head coach of the U.S. Paralympic archery team — has been named the Sportsplex’s general manager.
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