A trio from MoxCar Marketing + Communications donned hard hats and safety vests in the searing July summer heat to traverse all across the new stadium construction site – and loved every second of it.
Maria Cornelius, the writer of this blog post and senior writer/editor at MoxCar; Haley Arni, account associate and photographer; and Perla Ortega, a summer intern for MoxCar through the Knoxville Sports Authority, met Moe Abbas, a senior project manager for Denark Construction, which is building the multi-use stadium in East Knoxville on the edge of the Old City and downtown.
Abbas, who probably spends close to 4,000 hours a year on-site, oversees construction and has a major role in keeping the calendar on track. All indicators are that the stadium will be ready for opening day of Knoxville Smokies baseball in April 2025.
He also handles tours of the site, especially media, and accompanied MoxCar around the inner rooms of the stadium, through the concourse, into the seats and onto the field. MoxCar has served as a public relations and communications firm for Boyd Sports since the project started.
The following photos – mostly taken by Arni with Ortega and Cornelius chipping in, too – show the progress as of July 17, 2024. Let’s play ball.
Current season ticket holders can place a deposit on their seats now. Season tickets will be available starting Aug. 1 at 10 a.m. for the public. The information is HERE.