Business View Magazine l November 2022

182 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 11 PREFERRED VENDORS/PARTNERS n AMHigley www.amhigley.com n Crowe’s Cabinets www.crowescabinets.com building sports and recreation centers. SFC has assisted with advising on certain additions to the center through their sister companies, Sports Facility Development and Sports Facility Management, and Sports Facility Advising. SFC also advised about new sporting systems in the center, like the All Porter System, which allows coaches and staff to adjust the heights of baskets, nets, and so much more from an APP- enabled phone. In the next three-to-five years, The Bridge Sports Complex is looking to take advantage of the state Home Rule Tax, setting aside $5 million in capital for new projects. Also, the property has an additional 80 acres of land that still need to be developed. But overall, the complex is looking to create more revenue facilities, drive more sports tourism to the city, and be able to pay off development debts faster. “We’re looking at developing anything that appeals to the local population, from more turf fields to family entertainment areas, and maybe more parks and sports like Disc Golf,” says Callahan. Shuttleworth believes that other cities in West Virginia will look at the successes of The Bridge Sports Complex and copy their plan. This means that the team still wants to carry on developing more ideas. Shuttleworth concludes, “We want our facility to be cutting edge and drive sports tourism to our city. We were aiming to have 1,200 members signed up to the center by this time, and we’re currently sitting at 4,700. So far, we’re taking advantage of our position as the best sports complex in West Virginia.”