Visit Panama City Beach is pleased to announce that Publix Sports Park has been named the National Complex of the Year for 2023 by the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA).

Momentum is building as IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry, prepares for its first summit of the year. IAAPA FEC Summit -- the attraction industry’s annual event where family entertainment center (FEC) operators come to connect, network, share best practices, and explore the latest trends.

Ignite Attachments, a breakthrough manufacturer of compact equipment attachments, adds to its growing lineup of direct-to-you products with a new mini excavator (MEX) auger.

Some 68.9 million consumers ages 6 and older were members of a fitness facility in 2022, an increase of 3.7% over 2021 and a record number of the industry, while overall facility users (a combination of members and non-member users) rose 8.1% to 82.7 million people. This, according to the 2023 U.S. Health & Fitness Consumer Report from IHRSA, the Health & Fitness Association, a global community of health and fitness industry leaders. The member number is higher than in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic when the U.S. industry had 64.2 million members.

Parks and recreation have seen their share of challenges over the past several years. Here’s what to think about as you gear up for 2024.

The Qubein Arena Panther Fountain project at High Point University features a sculpture, water and LED lights to illuminate it all.

Health clubs and colleges were the most likely to indicate that their facilities currently include at least one fitness center.

Community design has a profound impact on the health of children and adolescents, from access to nutritious foods and the ability to walk safely to school to outlets for exercise and the very air they breathe. And the policies that have driven community design have led to health disparities by limiting access to safe places to live, learn, work and play, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.  

The American Sports Builders Association (ASBA), the national organization for design professionals, builders and suppliers of materials and equipment for athletic facilities, has announced the winners of its industry awards of recognition. 

 Special Olympics and ACE (American Council on Exercise) have partnered to build awareness and capacity within the fitness industry to support the inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).