Delmont, Pa – Today, Palmer Imaging Arena held a Grand Re-Opening event, celebrating the new naming sponsorship with Palmer Products Imaging. Other announcements that were shared at the event included; new Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. ownership/management, UPMC ice rink naming rights sponsorship, and Happy Badgers Sports Pub unveiling.
Keynote speakers for the event were Leslie Rossi, Pennsylvania State Representative, Katie Holmgren, Director, Program Services, USA HockeyKeith Wassel, Owner, Happy Badgers Sports Pub, Scott Branovan, Director of Sales and Marketing/Regional Business Manager for Western PA, Black Bear Sports Group, Brian Hagen PhD, P.T., Sports Medicine Physical Therapist, UPMC and John Dziak, Co-Owner of Palmer Product Imaging and Owner and CEO of Printscape Imaging, Inc. The ribbon cutting was led by Dan DeBone, Executive Director, Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce.
Palmer Products Imaging owner Jeff Miller stated, “We are proud to partner with such a positive community asset. Palmer Imaging Arena is all about providing the citizens of the Delmont area a multitude of participatory sports programming as well as affordable family entertainment that promotes physical activity and healthy lifestyles without burdening taxpayers.” Miller added, “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to display our branding products throughout the facility and to do our part toward our joint mission of providing the ultimate customer experience.”
“Palmer Products Imaging is an amazing group of people to work with and their products and services are second to none as prominently displayed throughout the facility.” said Black Bear Founder and CEO Murry Gunty. “We are extremely proud to carry this facility’s long standing presence in the Delmont community forward with Monroeville based Palmer brand name on the building.”
About Palmer Imaging Arena – Palmer Imaging Arena, owned by Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. is a multi-purpose sports facility located in Delmont, PA. Opened in 1997, the 125,000 square-foot facility includes three NHL-sized ice rinks, with one of the ice rinks converting in March through August to dry floor concrete /sport court. These ice rinks are complemented by two meeting/party rooms that support a variety of corporate and community functions as well as group outings/field trips. Palmer Imaging Arena’s mix of surfaces provides for a host of programs, program drop ins, leagues, themed events, expos, trade shows, shows and concerts. The facility is home to many user groups as well as a variety of on-site businesses including Wallace Fitness, KoSports Hockey, Happy Badgers Sports Pub, and Vocelli Pizza – Delmont. For more information, go to www.palmerimagingarena.com.
About Palmer Products Imaging – For over fifty years, Palmer Products Imaging has been printing and installing for our clients to effectively communicate through graphics and signage. We understand the importance of effectively delivering your message and we strive to do it beautifully through our prints. We produce large format full-color digital graphics for Point of Purchase displays, vehicles, trade show displays, floor graphics, banners, custom signage, custom wall murals, as well as decals and labels. Palmer Products Imaging can help you spread your message far and wide. For more information, go to www.palmerporducts.com
About Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. – Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. is a privately held company formed by Murry Gunty and Blackstreet Capital Holdings, LLC in 2015 that seeks investments in sports and entertainment facilities, teams and youth sports events. Black Bear arenas are clean and professionally managed and offer world-class recreational programs. Black Bear focuses on ice arenas in metropolitan areas with compelling demographics, markets with a National Hockey League club presence and arenas with existing youth hockey clubs. Black Bear has the ability to acquire healthy and stable arenas, but also to turn around under-managed or under-performing facilities. The largest owner/operator of ice rinks in the U.S., Black Bear’s footprint totals 25 facilities across the United States with 50 sheets of indoor ice, three indoor turf fields, 16 youth hockey clubs, one youth hockey league, the Atlantic Hockey Federation, the National Girls Hockey League and three Junior “A” hockey franchises in the United States Hockey League, NorthAmericanHockeyLeagueandEasternHockeyLeague.Formore,goto https://www.blackbearsportsgroup.com/