Bret McCormick

Commanders launching season ticket member value menu with 15 items $10 or less

The Washington Commanders are instituting a new season ticket members value menu that will include 15 fan-favorite items all costing less than $10.

Pressure builds on major Tampa sports venue funding source

All eyes in Tampa are on the Community Investment Tax, the voter-approved, half-cent sales tax that funds major civic infrastructure, capital improvements and maintenance projects for Raymond James Stadium and Benchmark International Arena.

Every World Cup fan festival for 2026

Location: Centennial Olympic Park

Predicting fan consumption a key to all-inclusive venue model

One of the factors increasing the likelihood of a stadium or arena successfully shifting to an all-inclusive food and beverage model for every ticketholder is the industry’s capability to predict consumption.

SBJ Facilities: Chasing Goldilocks for all-inclusive venues

As sports venues experiment with all-inclusive food and beverage tickets, they're trying to determine what is the best model. Does one even exist for multi-use venues? Also: Why Rainier Development Company is targeting college mixed-use and the Heat's premium renovation.

Heat add a new fire hue to Kaseya Center with event level premium renovation

The Heat have always leaned into the color palate of fire when renovating Kaseya Center. Traditionally, that’s resulted in a lot of orange, yellow and red. This summer’s $40 million project partly pivoted to a different fire hue: blue.

Oklahoma arena and mixed-use project putting Rainier Development Company on sports map

Rainier Development Company and the University of Oklahoma Foundation broke ground on the Rock Creek Entertainment District on May 12, officially setting in motion construction of a $1.2 billion, 269-acre project in Norman, Okla., that’ll include a $330 million arena, home to Sooners basketball and ...

What’s the Goldilocks situation for an all-inclusive sports venue?

When I asked sports industry executives about the hypothetical all-inclusive food and beverage venue, it prompted a lot of feedback. I only had so much room in the magazine story that ran this week, so here are some interesting leftovers that didn’t make the initial cut.

What if concessions were included in the ticket price?

The price of admission for 200,000 fans this month at the PGA Championship included food and nonalcoholic drinks, enabling fans to grab a bite, a drink and whisk back to the golf course in minutes.

What the all-inclusive model says about the brand

The brand impact of shifting to an all-inclusive-for-all model would be another primary consideration.