Robert Hughes serves as chief operating officer at Hughes Development Corp., which is redeveloping the 181-acre former State Hospital campus on Bull Street in Columbia.
The eye sore of vacant buildings and old property in Columbia's Bull Street Area will soon be gone with the addition of shops, stores and office buildings.
With a stunning design, a devotion to the fan experience and a noticeable economic impact in the community, Spirit Communications Park, home of the South Atlantic League’s Columbia Fireflies, is Ballpark Digest’s Ballpark of the Year.
With 29 home games remaining on the schedule, the Columbia Fireflies have shattered the season record for attendance for professional baseball in the Capital City.
The Columbia Fireflies on April 14 opened the gates at Spirit Communications Park, the new home of the Mets’ low Class A affiliate in the South Atlantic League.
The Columbia Fireflies’ opening night was a blast for 6-year-old Landon Nieto and 9-year-old Hayden Geib, even if the cousins spent most of the game playing on a grassy berm just beyond the stadium’s right field wall.
When employees at the Columbia office of law firm Ogletree Deakins settle into their new home, one can almost imagine a cry of “Play ball!” echoing down the hallway.
