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Who’s New
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who is new?

U.S. Soccer
urious about some of the new z employees who are relocating to Fayette
faces you’re seeing in Fayette In late 2023, the U.S. Soccer Federation County and neighboring communities.
County? Here are a few of the announced its decision to relocate its Currently, U.S. Soccer has approximately
Cnew companies setting up in Chicago headquarters and build its first 80 employees in metro Atlanta.
the county, bringing employees with them ever national training center (NTC) in Once they are operational, U.S. Soccer
and hiring others locally. Fayette County. Groundbreaking followed plans additional new hires. Having their
in April 2024 and, thanks to a dry fall, own facility requires new positions not
construction is “on track for the spring previously needed, such as landscapers
2026 opening,” said Lewis Fisher, Director, and facilities managers.
Partnership Development (NTC Lead) for Partnering wisely is important to
the organization. “We’ll have quite the U.S. Soccer. The organization is
celebration just before the World Cup.” prioritizing procurement decisions
Atlanta hosts the FIFA World Cup in the that use local vendors.
summer of 2026. “We’re trying to source local companies
As of January 2025, the site is fully to be involved as we build and grow,” said
graded. Vertical construction has also Fisher. “We want to be the best neighbors
begun, with some of the steel and roof we can possibly be.”
in place. Some would say they already are. U.S.
Located on about 200 acres at Trilith Soccer has taken on the revitalization of
in Fayetteville, the Arthur M. Blank U.S. McCurry Park in South Fayetteville, so
Soccer National Training Center will their youth national teams and extended
include a dozen outdoor soccer fields national teams can begin training there.
and another 100,000 square feet of The Fayette County Youth Soccer League
indoor courts. At completion, the 200,000 also uses those fields.
square-foot building will be home to a Once U.S. Soccer’s new headquarters
player’s lounge, locker rooms, dining hall, and training center open, they will turn the
and other “high performance facilities,” fields back over with a pledge to maintain
plus the office space to house about 100 them for five years. GOAL!

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