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Sporting Kansas City Chooses GreenFields Turf

Saturday, September 6th, 2014


Union City, GA (PRWEB) June 27, 2014

Sporting Kansas City’s award-winning training center was dedicated in 2007 and is located in Kansas City’s historic Swope Park (the second largest municipal park in the country). The facility is the product of a unique public-private partnership between the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department and Sporting Club, the parent organization of Sporting Kansas City. After seven years a new era is ushered in for Swope Soccer Village with the installation of six new GreenFields artificial turf soccer fields as part of a $ 13.44 million dollar expansion project. When the expansion is complete, the complex will boast a total of nine soccer fields.

Opting for Excellence and Experience

Sporting KC performed an exhaustive examination of turf products before selecting the new field surfaces for Swope Park. Vice-president of Development David Ficklin of Sporting KC: We have a unique situation at Swope Soccer Village. We expect the new fields will receive tremendous daily use from youth soccer leagues throughout the region. In addition, our Youth Development Academy will train on these fields daily, and our MLS team will need to train on them as well. The combination of durability and outstanding playability for professionals is a difficult pair to match up. We believe that GreenFields offers the best artificial soccer turf to meet these diverse needs. GreenFields vast experience and track record in soccer is undisputed given the highest number of FIFA certified fields installed of any supplier worldwide. Also, working with the GreenFields team was a pleasure.

Opting for Quality

In the Midwestern states, GreenFields is represented by Midwest Sport and Turf Systems.

According to Jody Factor of Midwest Sport and Turf Systems, the artificial turf systems chosen in Kansas and scheduled for installation this summer are ideal for Swope Soccer Village: We listened carefully to what the folks at Sporting KC told us about how the fields would be used at Swope. We also listened to all of their concerns and visions for this exciting facility. From there, the recommendation as to the best GreenFields system for Swope was easy turf with a blend of two different types of high-quality Tencate fibers. The particular combination provides a beautiful natural look, a fantastic playing experience, and long term durability, even when subject to very intensive use.

About GreenFields

GreenFields, a leading sports field supplier, has longstanding experience in the development, manufacture, construction, installation and maintenance of synthetic turf systems. Its ability to provide high quality product innovation and turnkey solutions is unrivalled within the sports turf industry. The GreenFields team works to provide both cost-effective and premium quality products whilst focusing on researching and developing new surfaces for the international sports industry. Through our internal testing facility, we develop products that match the requirements of the sports governing bodies around the world.

With a tradition of commitment to the design and development of sustainable synthetic turf systems, GreenFields has developed the real next generation of sports turf GreenFields MX

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Kansas Housing Market Expected to Grow in 2013

Monday, October 15th, 2012

Wichita, KS (PRWEB) October 13, 2012

REMI issued its observations on a study released recently by researchers at Wichita State University forecasting substantial growth for the housing market in 2013, asserting that it would help real estate sellers in the area as the prices and demand grow into the coming year.

Economic researchers at the University of Wichita released a forecast last week entitled Picking Up Steam, examining trends in the Kansas housing market this year and using them to make predictions about the economy in the coming year. According to the study, Kansas home sales are already on the upswing in 2012, to the tune of 13 percent, and are expected to rise another 6.3 percent next year. Home prices are rising by around 2 percent statewide so far this year, and next year another 1.5 percent appreciation is expected.

Researchers attributed this growth to realtor marketing and what Bloomberg Businessweek called pent-up demand due to the collapse a few years ago of the housing market, which took a steep toll on the Kansas economy. Signs show that some effects from this collapse are still being felt; among this great news about the economy, the forcecast predicts that construction in Kansas will fall by 7 percent in 2013, mostly due to high building costs and a plethora of relatively new homes already on the market.

The growth is significant all over the state, but particularly in Kansas City, one of the states most metropolitan areas; home sales in the city are expected to grow almost 18 percent by the end of this year, and an extra 5 percent in 2013. Topeka, the capital city and an area hit hard by the economic downturn, expects that sales and vacation rental by owners will rise a modest 4 percent this year, and prices will be back to 2010 levels by next year. Wichita, the home of WSU and the forecasts research team, is anticipating a 7 percent rise in sales and an additional 4.2 percent rise in 2013, although construction projects are still at low levels. Other large cities in the state, such as Lawrence and Manhattan, are also prepared for substantial housing growth.

The study is to be taken cautiously, warned Stan Longhofer, director of the WSU Center for Real Estate; it cannot account for potential economic turmoil, such as the possibility of deep spending cuts and tax increases should Congress fail to reach a budget deal by years end. For the time being, though, this is wonderful news for the Kansas real estate sector.

The REMI released a statement on a forecast released by Wichita State Universitys Center for Real Estate that expects major growth in Kansass hard-hit housing market. Statewide, sales are expected to rise 6.3 percent in 2013, and have already grown almost 13 percent this year. Home prices are set to rise about 2 percent in 2013.

For more information about REMI, visit their site, http://realestatemarketinginsider.com/online-real-estate-training/.

About Real Estate Marketing Insider: REMI is an online publication based in La Jolla, CA which provides real estate professionals with hot news, marketing tips and analysis of housing trends.







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