Synovus Announces its Title Sponsorship of Atlanta Braves' Minor League Ballpark in Columbus

This week Synovus announced its partnership as the title sponsor for the ballpark – Synovus Park – that will be the new home for the Atlanta Braves AA team in Columbus in 2025. Synovus Chairman, CEO and President, Kevin Blair, made the announcement in front of local business leaders and media. "I’m excited about [this] new milestone for Synovus . . . Synovus has supported Columbus for more than 135 years, and this investment is one more way we’re helping the community grow. We look forward to the first pitch at Synovus Park in 2025," Blair stated. Regular visitors to Turner Business will recall that the Turner College's Butler Center for Research and Economic Development, which is directed by Fady Mansour, played a key role in Columbus' support of the relocation of the Braves' AA team from Mississippi. According to Butler Center projections, the Columbus area could expect an estimated $475 million in direct and indirect economic output as a result of the team's move. Interestingly, Synovus' sponsorship of the ballpark marks at least the second major Columbus-area facility benefitting from the bank's financial support, as the Turner College is currently housed in the Synovus Center on CSU's main campus.