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Pending Village of Ashwaubenon approval, ownership will transfer to Mark Skogen<\/em><\/p>\n Ashwaubenon, Wis. \u2013 The Green Bay Booyah ownership group consisting of Steve Schmitt, Vern Stenman and Conor Caloia have agreed in principle to transfer ownership of the Green Bay Booyah, a member of the Northwoods League, to Mark Skogen. The sale is pending the transfer of the lease for Capital Credit Union Park. This transfer will be reviewed by the Village of Ashwaubenon Board of Trustees at their December 15th<\/sup> meeting. If approved by the Village Board, the sale is expected to be completed before the end of 2020.<\/p>\n All current team personnel will stay on under Skogen\u2019s ownership and day-to-day operations will continue to be run by Vice President and General Manager, John Fanta.<\/p>\n Pictured: Skogen\u2019s Festival Foods CEO Mark Skogen<\/p><\/div>\n Skogen is President and CEO of Skogen\u2019s Festival Foods, an employee- and family-owned company founded by his grandfather in 1946.\u00a0 The company now has 33 stores in the state of Wisconsin.\u00a0 Earlier this year, Skogen announced that he would open the Epic Event Center, a music and event venue on Holmgren Way, just blocks from the Capital Credit Union Park in the Village of Ashwaubenon.\u00a0 His enjoyment of baseball coupled with the ability to offer additional entertainment opportunities nearby made sense to him.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll be providing entertainment down the street, so this is a great fit,\u201d Skogen said.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s been fun watching the team over the years and I am excited to continue the excellent experiences that Steve, Vern, and Conor have provided to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Village of Ashwaubenon looks forward to the opportunity of growing Booyah Baseball,\u201d said Village President Mary Kardoskee.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re confident this change will bring additional energy and excitement to sports and entertainment in our community.\u00a0 We appreciate Mr. Skogen\u2019s continued investment in Ashwaubenon.\u201d<\/p>\n The current ownership group purchased the franchise that was originally founded as the Green Bay Bullfrogs in December of 2013. Under their ownership the franchise moved from Joannes Stadium to the newly constructed Capital Credit Union Park in the Village of Ashwaubenon and re-branded as the Green Bay Booyah in 2019. The Booyah have become a staple of summer entertainment in northeast Wisconsin. In 2020, the team completed their season with a reduced capacity of 25% due to COVID-19 restrictions, providing one of the only summer entertainment options in the area. More than 2,000 cases of COVID-19 were reported during the time the team played in Brown County and none of the cases were contact traced back to Capital Credit Union Park.<\/p>\n The Booyah Home Opener is slated for 6:35pm on Tuesday, June 1 against the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders. For more information on the different ticket packages visit Booyahbaseball.com, call the Capital Credit Union Park Ticket Office at 920-497-7225, or visit Capital Credit Union Park in Ashwaubenon.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/green-bay-booyah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/mark-skogen-suit-250x325.jpg\")