Doggett Ford Park

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Doggett Ford Park
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Doggett Ford Park
Address5115 Interstate 10 South
Beaumont, Texas, 77705
United States
Coordinates 30°0′35.6″N94°10′51.2″W / 30.009889°N 94.180889°W / 30.009889; -94.180889
Owner Jefferson County, Texas
Operator OVG360
Capacity Arena: 9,737
Pavilion: 14,000
Construction
Opened2003
Construction cost$75 million [1]
ArchitectLong Architects, Inc.
General contractorAllco Construction LLC.
Website
Venue Website

Doggett Ford Park is a 221-acre multi-purpose entertainment complex consisting of an arena, exhibit hall, amphitheater, midway, and 12 youth baseball fields located on I-10 South in Beaumont, Texas. The complex opened in 2003. It is owned by Jefferson County, Texas and operated by OVG360, a division of the Oak View Group. It is the home of the South Texas State Fair.

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In 2020, Jefferson County began negotiations to sell Ford Park to Renaissance Development Group, which would add a hotel and a horse-racing track to the complex. [2] The deal fell through in 2022 after Renaissance failed to put additional earnest money towards the $22 million sale price. [3]

The Southeast Texas Ford Dealers have held the naming rights to the complex since 2003, [4] a deal which will expire at the end of 2022. [5]

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References

  1. Dan Wallach (October 4, 2016). "Ford Park to get new manager, county decides". Beaumont Enterprise. Hearst Newspapers II, LLC . Retrieved October 19, 2016. The park cost $75 million to build, with $42 million in outstanding debt. Final payment is supposed to be made by 2025.
  2. Kersey, Rachel (2022-01-18). "Ford Park sale gets hard deadline". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  3. "Jefferson County commissioners unanimously vote to void sale of Ford Park". 12newsnow.com. March 29, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  4. Park, Ford. "Ford Park Entertainment Complex Renews Naming Rights | Ford Park". www.fordpark.com. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  5. KFDM/FOX4 (2022-04-01). "Ford Park naming rights to expire at the end of the year". KFDM. Retrieved 2022-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. Faye, Matt (2021-06-03). "Beaumont could finally have a pro team". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  7. "Ford Park Entertainment Complex". Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2019.