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FOOTBALL, EDUCATION AND ELECTIONS AT ILLINOIS STATE BPA MEETING
Are you ready for some football? Those attending the Illinois State BPA General Membership Meeting Nov. 6-7 at the Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel will have an opportunity to take in a pair of NFL games with their peers. The activities begin on the 6th with the ISBPA Board of Directors meeting from noon until 5 p.m., […]
BILLIARD EXPO TO BECOME PART OF AMUSEMENT EXPO IN 2023
Amusement Expo International has announced an expansion of the core categories represented on its exhibit floor and educational program as the Billiard and Home Leisure Expo will make its debut as a new member of AEI’s colocation family in 2023. For the past 40 years, the BCA Expo has served as the premier show for […]
FLETCHER MARKS 50 YEARS WITH LAI GROUP
Jacqueline Fletcher has reached a milestone anniversary with the LAI Group, having served as personal assistant to company Chairman Malcolm Steinberg for 50 years. Fletcher migrated to Perth, Australia, with her family in 1972 after having spent 11 years with the Singapore office of a Swiss-based company, F E Zeullig and Company. Upon arrival in […]
SWITCH BOWLING ADDS GONZALES TO STAFF
Carlos Gonzales has been named a new sales and equipment consultant for Switch Bowling. Gonzales served in the U.S. Army, guarding the Peninsula Borders as a 14P Air Defender. As a squad leader, he earned the Overseas Award and the Army Achievement Award. After being honorably discharged, he now enjoys spending time with his wife […]
UPSCALE BOWLING VENUE IN GREATER MILWAUKEE TO BE REVIVED
The iPic Theater, Pinstrike bowling center and Big Daddy’s Brew + Que restaurant opened to great acclaim in the Milwaukee area’s Glendale mixed-use development. But as retail shops fled the complex, foot traffic declined and the theater/bowling/dining concept ultimately was forced to close in 2018. Now, as developers work to revive the site, a similar […]
BOWLING CENTERS OF SoCAL DOWNSIZES ITS BOARD
At the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Bowling Centers of Southern California, proprietors voted to accept the board’s recommendation to reduce the size of the board from 12 members to nine. This reflects the smaller number of centers in the association today than at its peak, as real estate values and other factors have resulted […]
BOWLERO SET TO ACQUIRE 3 CENTERS IN MILWAUKEE AREA
The strategy of Bowlero Corp. to acquire multiple locations in specific market areas has now found its way to Milwaukee. Bowlero has signed definitive agreements to acquire JB’s on 41 in Milwaukee, as well as the 48-lane Super Bowl Family Entertainment Center in Appleton and the 48-lane Sabre Lanes in Menasha. Bowlero’s business in Wisconsin now […]
2 BRUNSWICK EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTORS TO JOIN FORCES
Valcke Bowling — Brunswick Bowling’s exclusive distributor in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, parts of Switzerland and many African countries — has acquired Hoops-The Bowling Company. Hoops has represented Brunswick in Germany, Austria, Luxemburg, and parts of Switzerland for decades. “We’re excited about this positive development for the Hoops family and Valcke […]
BPAA ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Applications are being accepted for the Board of Directors of the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America. One regional director, Abby Sieler, has completed her first term and is eligible for a second. She represents the Midwest Region (Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming). Anyone with a minimum 5% ownership of a BPAA-member center in that region may […]
