For more than 30 years, Dennis Bickmeier has had a front-row seat to what he calls the “business of sports.” From his 11-year tenure as president of Richmond Raceway to his current role as director of the Henrico Sports & Entertainment Authority, which he’s held since its creation more
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The Henrico Sports and Events Center was named "Attraction of the Year" by the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging and Travel Association at its 2024 Ordinary Awards ceremony and dinner Sept. 12 in Richmond. In total, winners were named in 26 categories that recognize excellence in restaurants, hotels, lodging establishments,
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Northern Henrico’s sports tourism corridor is getting another upgrade. Henrico County and Henrico Sports and Entertainment Authority officials today are announcing the Henrico Economic Development Authority's $3 million purchase of The Crossings Golf Club in Glen Allen from Crossings Golf Club LLC and, simultaneously, an agreement with
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Prep Baseball Tournaments intends to build its four-field cloverleaf layout baseball complex at Henrico's Glover Park by the fall of 2025, company officials announced earlier this month. The Citizen first reported in July that the company, which operates Prep Baseball Report, was finalizing an agreement with the Henrico
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The “One Pill Can Kill” campaign, initially launched statewide in 2022 and modeled after the Drug Enforcement Administration's national campaign, was updated in Virginia in February with a new website and statewide advertising campaign. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness about the risks associated with
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