Cleveland Browns Officially Break Ground on New Stadium
The Haslam Sports Group, AECOM Hunt and Turner Construction Company, and HKS today announced the groundbreaking of the new Huntington Bank Field, the future home of the Cleveland Browns starting in the 2029 season. The groundbreaking ceremony held at the new site in Brook Park today marks the official start of construction on Northeast Ohio's largest economic development project to date, the new Huntington Bank Field enclosed stadium and surrounding district.
The event featured an opening from HSG Managing and Principal Partner Dee Haslam followed by three separate panels that detailed the vision for the new stadium and its transformative impact on the region. The first panel, focused on fan experience, consisted of HSG Managing Partners Whitney Haslam Johnson, JW Johnson and HSG President Dave Jenkins. It was followed with a panel discussing the economic impact created by the new stadium and district featuring HSG Managing Partner Jimmy Haslam, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. To round out the programming for the event, Browns Legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Thomas moderated a conversation with General Manager Andrew Berry, Head Coach Todd Monken, Linebacker Carson Schwesinger and Cornerback Denzel Ward.
Predators Begin $650K Renovation of Bridgestone Arena
A summer at Bridgestone Arena – in the thick of the Predators offseason – is never complete without renovations to Nashville’s home building.
That’ll be the case once again in 2026, only this time, the tweaks are just the beginning of something truly spectacular.
On Thursday, the Predators and Bridgestone Arena revealed additional plans for Smashville’s Next Stage: Broadway 2030, the renovation project that will transform the home of the Preds over the next four years into a best-in-class facility.
Already one of the busiest venues in the world, Bridgestone Arena is set to further become the heartbeat of Nashville’s famed Broadway as the home of Predators hockey, concerts, shows and other events – but with a renovation the likes of which the building has never seen.
Plans for the Arena transformation were announced last spring, and now, the enabling phase of the project is officially underway.
Johnson County Kentucky Receives $2.6M for New Athletics Facility
Johnson County has received $2.6 million in state budget funding for work at the Hager Hill Athletic Complex, a recreation project located along American Standard Drive in Hager Hill.
Johnson County Judge-Executive Mark McKenzie announced the funding on April 30, following the Paintsville/Johnson County Chamber of Commerce legislative breakfast. The funding was included as a line-item appropriation in the Kentucky state budget and will support work beyond the soccer fields already under construction, according to the Johnson County Fiscal Court.
The funding will go toward six lighted tennis courts, two lighted pickleball courts, a playground, restroom and concession facility, walking trail, picnic shelters and site work.
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