"We are excited to enter into a new level of partnership with Regions, a company that has a longstanding tradition of sports sponsorship and community involvement in Alabama," says Barons owner Don Logan. "We take pride in offering our fans some of the lowest prices in professional baseball. Our corporate partners allow us to provide the affordable family entertainment that our fans expect and deserve."
The nine-season agreement will last through the 2015 calendar year, and includes a myriad of stadium sponsorship and other opportunities for Regions. Regions is a Birmingham-based financial services powerhouse ranking as one of the top 10 banks in the nation.
"We're excited that such a prominent venue in our community will bear the Regions name," says Regions North Central Alabama Area Executive Sam Tortorici. "At Regions, it is our mission to help you get more out of life, so we feel supporting such a family entertainment complex is in line with our mission and core values."
The Birmingham Barons, Regions, Hoover Parks and Recreation Board, and the City of Hoover will partner to continue to make Regions Park the most used and versatile sports facility in Alabama. The stadium is currently nearing completion of a two-phase renovation. The upgrades to the 20-year old facility include adding a second-tier to both the baseball and football press boxes, replacing over 3,000 box seats, extensive changes to the façade and main entrance of the stadium, renovated restrooms and a new stadium lighting system.
"The City of Hoover is grateful to Regions for their corporate support in our community. Regions has a large facility located in the city and provides many jobs to citizens of the community," said Mayor Tony Petelos. "We are happy about this commitment and look forward to a long and continued relationship with Regions Bank."
Regions Park will open for the 2007 season on Thursday, March 29, when the Barons take on the Chicago White Sox in an exhibition game at 6:05 p.m. For ticket information, contact the Barons' ticket office at 205-988-3200, or visit www.barons.com.
Regions Financial Corporation is a member of the S&P 100 Index and Forbes Magazine's "Platinum 400" list of America's best big companies. With more than $140 billion in assets, Regions is one of the nation's largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, trust, securities brokerage, mortgage and insurance products and services. Regions serves customers in 16 states across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates some 2,000 AmSouth and Regions banking offices and more than 2,600 ATMs. Its investment and securities brokerage, trust and asset management division, Morgan Keegan & Company Inc., provides services from over 300 offices. Additional information about Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.
The Birmingham Barons, the Class AA affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, have a long and storied history in Birmingham that dates back to 1885. The Barons have a reputation as one of the crown jewels of Minor League Baseball, and are one of the top drawing teams in the minor leagues. Birmingham is the only Double-A team in America to have drawn a quarter of a million fans in each of the past 20 seasons. The Barons have won 13 Southern League championships in their history, including four titles in the last 20 years, and have been a launching pad for the careers of countless major league stars. More information about the history of the Barons, and about the 2007 baseball season, can be found at www.barons.com.