KemperSports, a leading golf, sports, entertainment and hospitality company, has been selected by the Historic Triangle Recreational Facilities Authority (HTRFA) to manage the Williamsburg Sports & Events Center in Williamsburg, Va. 

This month, we’re offering you plenty of baselines for comparison, in the form of our annual State of the Industry Report, now in its 18th year. 

Recreation centers and sports centers provide a range of programming, from fitness and youth sports to arts and crafts, senior programs and more. Here, we take a look at Industry Report survey responses from public and private sports and rec centers. 

Camp facilities help people of all ages get closer to nature. From sleepaway youth camps and resort campgrounds to basic campground facilities, we cover the trends reported by professionals working for camp facilities. 

More than two-thirds of respondents to the Industry Report survey in 2024 said they had plans for construction at their facilities over the next several years. 

Trust for Public Land announced that Washington, D.C., was rated the nation’s best big-city park system by the 2024 ParkScore index. The ParkScore index evaluates park systems in the 100 largest U.S. cities. Minneapolis took second place, and St. Paul, Minn., ranked third, while Irvine, Calif., matched its highest-ever ranking to finish in fourth place.

ASLA has released the results of its second national survey on client demand for landscape architecture solutions to climate change.

On the heels of the CDC’s latest Vital Signs report which found an increase in childhood drowning deaths between 2019 and 2023, the National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA) teamed with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) during a virtual panel discussion to brief families on what they need to know to best protect children.

Bobcat Company, a global equipment, innovation and worksite solutions brand, has enhanced two of its North Dakota manufacturing facilities with the installation of 14 stationary, natural gas-powered fuel cells from HyAxiom, Inc., a leading global fuel cell and hydrogen solutions provider. 

22Miles, a global leader in digital signage software and interactive digital solutions, unveiled three AI tools – AI 3D Map Generation, AI Widget, and Offline AI – to accelerate deployments, enhance user experiences, and contain costs for 22Miles wayfinding customers.