When Lance Evans and HKS first learned they were awarded the opportunity to design a new domed stadium for the Browns, Managing and Principal Partners Dee and Jimmy Haslam gifted Evans a retro Cleveland Browns jacket.
It's one that he wears often. When he travels across the country and around the world, he's stopped by Browns fans complimenting the jacket. Evans was recently in Columbus at a local coffee shop where he happened to get stopped – this time, by Dee Haslam.
It's a moment Evans holds close, as the Browns have been working with Evans and HKS, a global architecture, interior design, planning and advisory firm, since 2022. Evans is the Venues Design Director and a Principal Partner at HKS and is the lead architect for the new Huntington Bank Field for the Browns. [Cleveland Browns]
The first Hyrox Performance Centre opened this weekend, in Berlin. HPC Kreuzberg offers a facility which has been optimally designed to allow athletes to train for the fitness races.
Hyrox Performance Centre is a new and higher level of affiliation and is part of the three-tiered Hyrox 365 eco-system. The additional level is reserved for dedicated Hyrox facilities looking to create the ultimate training environment for athletes.
Hyrox 365 was launched this year to bring education, training and coaching under a single brand and to develop the a system of training, coaching and certification for the sport of Hyrox. More than 2,300 new clubs have affiliated this year, bringing the number of total affiliated clubs to 5,000. [Leisure Opportunities]
At a Dec. 2 meeting, Missouri City Development Authority approved an economic agreement to support the relocation of Crossover Athletics, a community sports and fitness center.
The business is currently located at 815 Summer Park Drive, Stafford, and plans to relocate to 503 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, according to agenda documents. The new facility is set to be located within Tax Incremement Reinvestment Zone 1, making the developer eligible for reimbursement for infrastructure if developed, said Herman Rodriquez, executive director of economic development for Missouri City, in an email.
According to the agreement, the $6.43 million Crossover Athletics facility is eligible for $384,723 in property tax reimbursement for water, sanitary sewer and drainage work, according to agenda documents. [Community Impact]
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