Last week we traveled to Miami for our Annual Client Meeting in North America and once again, we grew – By a lot! We were so happy to see 40 teams and organizations represented across seven different leagues, and also welcome old friends and new faces to our annual event. We want to thank our clients the Miami Marlins and Miami Heat for hosting us at their venues. The Sunshine State did greet us with some rain, but we still had a great time.

We are proud to share Britton Stackhouse, President of Fortress in North America, was named a Power Player for the second time in Sports Business Journal.

Photo Credit: Elizabeth Dranitzke

SBJ Power Players: Britton Stackhouse / Fortress US

Proud to be working with Manchester City Football Club all these years.

It was another successful Kentucky Derby for the Fortress team, and it was bigger than ever. At this year’s event – As well as the five others in the week leading up to it – We managed primary access control, secondary access control for VIPs/Clubs, and parking scanning. We used a variety of devices ranging from pods to handhelds, including custom new secondary devices for Churchill Downs. More than 150,000 fans were in attendance to see Mage win the race at the annual 149th event!

It was a three-night spectacle at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Over 200 Fortress handhelds let in more than 200,000 fans to Taylor Swift’s sold-out Eras Tour shows, where we managed both Primary and Secondary Access Control for VIP fans with floor access and early entry. Big thanks to our client the Dallas Cowboys for entrusting us with these massive events!

Our pods now welcome fans of the Nashville Predators to Bridgestone Arena – We’re excited to provide a new client and NHL team with the latest in Fortress technology.

Our latest project with Sporting Kansas City – The new loyalty program “Sporting Blue Rewards” – Was featured in Sports Business Journal.

“Fortress, which has developed rewards programs for teams in the NFL, NHL, MLS and MLB, helped Sporting KC assemble its fan loyalty program by tying together disparate technologies. Fans’ mobile wallet, the loyalty platform and the ticketing platform all reside within Sporting KC’s app, and the third-party vendors all communicate with each other, meaning loyalty program tasks and rewards are no longer confined to specific lines of business.”

More at the link below:

Facilities: New NASCAR fan loyalty program moves away from solely rewarding spending, becomes more democratic

This past weekend Austin FC kicked off the club’s third MLS Season at Q2 Stadium – Primary and Secondary Access Control was provided by Fortress.