12 employees at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas have been laid off as of Wednesday, September 17, according to Bowlers Journal International. The effect spread throughout the bowling world as members of the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) and Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America (BPAA) were also affected. It has been speculated that this […]
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Bowlmor AMF Completes Acquisition of Brunswick’s Bowling Center Business
Bowlmor AMF has complete it’s acquisition of Brunswick’s Corporations bowling center business. From PRNewswire: NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Bowlmor AMF announced today that it has formally completed its acquisition of Brunswick Corporation’s bowling center, further solidifying Bowlmor AMF’s position as the world’s largest bowling center operator. Bowlmor AMF announced on July 17 […]
October is National Learn To Bowl Month and proprietors can earn a chance at winning $10,000!
National Learn To Bowl Month is underway this month! This promotion is a part of a national effort to introduce new people to bowling and develop new league bowlers using the Bowling 2.0 learn to bowl program. Bowling proprietors can also earn a chance to win $10,000 in cash and prizes! Most bowling centers in […]
Keith Oliver wins National Bowling Foundation’s Teacher of the Year award
Incorporating the sport of bowling into his student’s physical education modules has earned Shalimar Elementary school teacher, Keith Oliver, the BPAA’s National Bowling Foundation’s Teacher of the Year this May. Oliver was picked out of 55 applicants spanning across 44 states. The award is given to an educator who has made an exceptional contribution by exposing […]
Bowlmor AMF buys Brunswick Corporation’s bowling center business for $270mil
AMF, now merged with Bowlmor, has come a long way since we reported their filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2012. In one of the biggest acquisitions in bowling history, Bowlmor AMF, the world’s largest bowling center operators, agrees to acquire Brunswick’s bowling center inventory of 85 locations in the U.S. and Canada for $270 […]
News source fakes bowling center approval as an April Fools joke…and to prove a point
An independent California news outlet, Turlock City News, used April Fools Day as a platform to make a stand. The online news outlet ran a story on Monday, April Fools Day, about a long desired bowling center finally breaking ground, a plan for the city with a population of over 69,000 that has been in development […]
Bowling Center Proposal on Martha’s Vineyard Sparks Heavy Debate
An attempt to build the first bowling center on the island of Martha’s Vineyard in over a decade has been met with mixed public opinion. Sam Reed, a local architect who developed the Tisbury Marketplace in Vineyard Haven, has proposed the demolition of unused property on Uncas avenue and build a bowling center with a […]
ESPN and the PBA nailed it Sunday during the annual World Series Bowling competition
The PBA returned Sunday afternoon with the airing of the Cheetah Championship, held at the at South Point Hotel, Casino and Bowling Center on ESPN. As a part of the World Series of Bowling and for the first the first time in history, the world was able to see what some of the world’s best bowlers – including […]
Bowling center holiday promotion ideas: BPAA/SYSCO Food Service Program
Bowling centers have the opportunity to earn $10 in cash rebates on each case of whole turkeys, purchased under the BPAA/SYSCO program. The promotion provides qualified and compliant member bowling centers with a highly competitive and value-added food service appropriation, distribution and marketing program. This cash rebate will allow proprietors and mangers the opportunity to […]
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