“Our mission is to drive Happy Valley’s sports and entertainment strategy, enrich the quality of life, create economic impact, and raise the visibility of our region.”
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“Our mission is to drive Happy Valley’s sports and entertainment strategy, enrich the quality of life, create economic impact, and raise the visibility of our region.”
STATE COLLEGE, PA (by Geoff Rushton) - The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau on Wednesday honored standouts in the Centre County hospitality and tourism industry.
The fourth annual Happy Valley Hospitality Awards welcomed more than 300 hospitality leaders, community partners and elected officials to Brass 16823 in Bellefonte for a celebration recognizing winners in seven categories.
Sports Destination Management, the leading publication with the largest circulation of sports event planners and tournament directors in the sports tourism market, has announced the 2025 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism. This year’s winners are responsible for contributing a more-than-welcome boost of more than $1.4 billion to the national economy over the past year.
Among the winners was the 2025 Keystone State Wrestling Championships, hosted at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pennsylvania.
The State Games of America, coming to Penn State July 24–August 2, 2026, will bring more than 8,000 athletes and thousands of fans to Happy Valley. Tens of thousands of room nights and millions in visitor spending are expected. For the Happy Valley Sports & Entertainment Alliance (HVSEA), the small nonprofit that helped land the event, it is proof that measurable, visitor-driven growth works.
