Sports Alliance Eyeing Greater Fort Worth

FORT WORTH-A newly forged alliance to develop sports and entertainment complexes worldwide has a project in the making in the Mid Cities-Fort Worth area. The alliance teams four-time NBA All-Star Rolando Blackman and his partner with RTKL Associates Inc. and G2 Strategic LLC.

Louis Cunningham, partner in Irving, TX-based Blackman Cunningham, tells GlobeSt.com that talks have begun with investors to develop a basketball and volleyball training center, conceivably a prototype for smaller venues that are part of the alliance’s urban development model. If the project becomes reality, its programs will be aimed at middle school, high school and college athletes to hone their skills on the courts. Cunningham says the plan also calls for programs with times and skill levels that are conducive to business people interested in fitness and agility.

The site has yet to go under contract, but Cunningham vows it will become a reality–and perhaps in the not too distant future. Meanwhile, partners from RTKL and G2 Strategic are in Europe to mine larger projects for the alliance, according to Cunningham. The US, Europe, South America and Asia are on the alliance’s itinerary. And, he adds, there are several deals under negotiation although he can’t go into detail.