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Rendering of Saudi Arabia's planned National Tennis Centre at Qiddiya City, featuring green-clad venues set within the Tuwaiq Mountain landscape.

Sports Venues

33,000-Seat Tennis Center With Retractable-Roof Venues Planned in Saudi Arabia

Populous-led design-build team includes Thornton Tomasetti

June 19, 2026

Saudi Arabia's Qiddiya City has unveiled plans for a 33,000-seat tennis center featuring retractable roofs, mountain-site construction challenges and a global design team.

Stadiums

Chicago Bears Advance Planned Move to Indiana for New Football Stadium

NFL team intends to build estimated $5B facility and pay for surrounding mixed-used development across state line

Annemarie Mannion

June 5, 2026

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NFL team signals that it intends to relocate to northwest Indiana to a proposed multibillion-dollar domed stadium.

Stadiums

Chicago Bears Rule Out Chicago as Domed Stadium Site

The Chicago Bears are weighing locations in suburban Chicago and northwest Indiana as the site of a new domed stadium.

Annemarie Mannion

May 22, 2026

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Will a new stadium for the Chicago Bears be in suburban Chicago or Northwest Indiana? The team promises a selection by late spring or early summer.

Sports Construction

KC Royals, Hallmark Join Forces on $3B Stadium Redevelopment Plan

Kansas City Royals team plans to build $1.8B stadium in Missouri city's Crown Center neighborhood.

Annemarie Mannion

April 30, 2026

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Populous is lead architect/designer for the proposed new baseball stadium in Kansas City, Mo.'s Crosstown neighborhood.

Rays Reveal Renderings of New Tampa Ballpark, Mixed-Use Development

Jim Parsons

February 11, 2026

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Plans call for a 31,000-seat ballpark—smaller than any existing permanent MLB stadium—to be open in time for the 2029 season.

Stadiums

NFL’s Chiefs' Move to Kansas Sets $4B Stadium Construction Program

Domed stadium in Kansas City, Kan., and training campus in Olathe would anchor multibillion-dollar public-private sports construction project

Bryan Gottlieb

December 23, 2025

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Cross-border move from Missouri by Kansas City football team triggers publicly backed stadium build, raising questions about financing and delivery risk.

San Antonio Voters Approve Plans for $1.5B Downtown Spurs Arena

Proposition B passes narrowly, setting stage for new entertainment district basketball arena

Vince Kong

November 7, 2025

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San Antonio voters clear the way for $1.5-billion downtown project, putting the NBA's venue at the center of the city’s next chapter.

An outside shot of the NBA and NHL arena in Philadelphia

Sports/Entertainment

New Philadelphia Arena Gains Construction Team

Tim Newcomb

November 2, 2025

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A new Philadelphia arena is planned for a 2030 opening.

Stadiums

Browns and Cleveland Settle Longstanding Dispute, Paving Way for New Domed Stadium

The $100-million settlement is expected to open redevelopment opportunities along Cleveland's lakefront

Annemarie Mannion

October 14, 2025

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What will it take to reshape Cleveland's lakefront now that the Cleveland Browns seem set to leave?

Stadiums

Chicago Bears Seek $855M in Public Funds for Infrastructure at Proposed Stadium

The Chicago Bears plan to fund the $2 billion stadium themselves

Annemarie Mannion

October 3, 2025

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The Chicago Bears are seeking $855.2 million in public funding to cover the cost of infrastructure for a proposed new stadium in Arlington Heights, Ill..