There are 16 article(s) tagged Varsity Spirit:

• November 2024

  • Varsity Brands allows employees owner stake

    If the company gains in value, employees could collect 80% of their salaries in the eventual payout, said Bill Seely, Varsity Spirit president. 

    By Jane Roberts November 23, 2024

• May 2024

  • Varsity Spirit president named St. Jude Marathon’s first corporate champion

    Bill Seely will spearhead rallying local and national business leaders to get involved in the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend by becoming sponsors, starting corporate fundraising teams and bringing in new donors. 

    By Aisling Mäki May 14, 2024

  • Historic Snuff District Phase II to be complete by year’s end

    The apartment complex at 645 N. Front St. is part of the $75 million second phase of the 65-acre mixed-use development. The project was launched in 2016 to turn an abandoned industrial park in Uptown into a thriving neighborhood. 

    By Sophia Surrett May 06, 2024

• March 2024

  • Varsity Spirit cheers new smudge-proof beauty line

    The idea got legs when a cheerleader, working a college internship at Batallure Beauty in New York, saw a need for cosmetics for young athletes. The rest was form and fortitude.

    By Jane Roberts March 11, 2024

• November 2022

  • Varsity Brands says claims in lawsuits are ‘blatantly false’

    Varsity Brands and Memphis-based Varsity Spirit are among several defendants named in federal lawsuits that accuse multiple cheerleading coaches of a range of misconduct and illicit sexual behavior with minors.

    By Julia Baker November 02, 2022

• October 2022

  • North Carolina lawsuit alleges new sexual abuse case against Varsity Spirit

    The victim alleges he was sexually abused by a Varsity and USASF-approved choreographer and by coaches at Cheer Extreme gyms in Raleigh and Kernersville. He was a teenager at the time of the alleged abuses. 

    By Julia Baker October 27, 2022

  • Three more alleged victims file sexual abuse lawsuits against Varsity Spirit

    The alleged survivors listed in the newest suits, one male and two females, are represented by civil rights attorneys Bakari Sellers, Jessica Fickling, and Alexandra Benevento. The plaintiffs join the other seven female and two male accusers listed in the initial suit filed in South Carolina. 

    By Julia Baker October 12, 2022

• September 2022

  • Memphis-based Varsity Spirit named in lawsuit alleging sexual abuse

    The suit claims Varsity and other defendants, including the United States All Star Federation and Premier Athletics, engaged in a conspiracy to cover up abuse. 

    By Rob Moore September 27, 2022

• September 2020

  • Varsity Spirit signs lease, moving headquarters to Snuff Factory

    Despite being hurt by COVID-19, Varsity Spirit announced Wednesday it has signed a lease for 65,000 square feet for its new headquarters at the American Snuff Factory mixed-use development.

    By Tom Bailey September 10, 2020

• June 2020

  • Varsity Spirit resumes talks on move to Snuff District

    Varsity Spirit president Bill Seely confirms his company has restarted discussions about moving its headquarters from the suburbs to Uptown's planned Snuff District.

    By Tom Bailey June 26, 2020

  • Orgel presses ahead with $32M Snuff District permit, but no office space yet

    Despite the pandemic, the development team files for a building permit to put the first 107 apartment units, community center and fitness center in the historic buildings of the Snuff District. But, the documents do not yet mention plans for office space.

    By Tom Bailey June 25, 2020

• April 2020

  • Varsity Spirit idles workers as COVID-19 threatens business

    An undisclosed number of employees have been furloughed by Memphis-based Varsity Spirit in response to a threatened loss of business from the coronavirus pandemic.

    By Tom Bailey and Wayne Risher April 01, 2020

• November 2019

  • The Early Word: A big birthday, the Tigers’ special sauce and school vouchers

    Good morning, and welcome to The Early Word. This is the Daily Memphian’s new a.m. digital digest, designed to help you find the news you need to navigate your day. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 25, 2019

  • Snuff District lands agreement for Varsity Spirit headquarters

    The Snuff District is the first of four big mixed-use developments around Downtown to recruit a substantial office tenant.

    By Tom Bailey November 20, 2019

• July 2019

  • Varsity Spirit expands band division with pair of acquisitions

    Varsity Spirit has acquired a pair of companies to help expand its band division.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 29, 2019

  • Varsity Spirit launches division for pro dance teams

    Memphis-based Varsity Spirit has launched a new division centered around NBA and NFL dance and cheer teams.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 19, 2019