Tag: Chris Long

Entrepreneur duo uses KC Current blueprint to acquire Danish football, build multi-club portfolio

By Tommy Felts / May 27, 2025

A just-announced deal to purchase a premier women’s football club in Denmark reflects Angie and Chris Long’s unwavering commitment to investing in women’s soccer at the highest level, the couple said, noting they’ll continue their work to raise the bar for players, supporters, and communities both nationally and internationally. Ballard Capital, a sports entertainment-focused investment…

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CPKC Stadium, Rabbit hOle named to TIME magazine’s list of ‘World’s Greatest Places’

By Tommy Felts / July 25, 2024

Two recently opened Kansas City attractions were announced today among 100 extraordinary destinations to visit; named to TIME’s list of the World’s Greatest Places. TIME’s annual feature includes CPKC Stadium, home to the KC Current and the first stadium in the world purpose-built for a women’s professional team, and The Rabbit hOle, a North Kansas…

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Come to the water: How KC Current’s stadium-side $200M mixed-use development could lure Kansas City back to the riverfront

By Tommy Felts / April 23, 2024

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Kansas City PBS/Flatland, a member of the Kansas City Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, The Kansas City Beacon, and Missouri Business Alert. Click here to read the original story. A $200 million project that will include 400 apartments along with retail space…

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Team behind KC Current, CPKC Stadium honored as Entrepreneurs of the Year

By Tommy Felts / December 2, 2023

Chris and Angie Long scored another big win Thursday — joining the roster of Kansas Citians honored as UMKC’s Entrepreneurs of the Year — amid an evening that celebrated the world of athletics and the leaders who make the KC sports scene shine.  “We feel very proud that we have set a bar,” said Angie…

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UMKC’s Student Entrepreneur of the Year sees business potential in KC’s diverse futbol ecosystem

By Tommy Felts / December 2, 2023

Lesly Romo couldn’t shake an idea bouncing around in her mind for the past few years: a venture she ultimately would call Golazo, a multi-faceted soccer facility that offers the world’s diverse forms of futbol all in one place. Recently named UMKC Student Entrepreneur of the Year, Romo first conceived the concept during her freshman…

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