[USL PRO] St. Louis has been awarded a USL PRO expansion franchise for 2015. Longtime St. Louis soccer advocate JimKavanaugh, CEO and co-founder of World Wide Technology, will serve as CEO of SLSG PRO, overseeing the operations of the franchise, one of three confirmed as additions for the 2015 season.
Kavanaugh is also the CEO of World Wide Technology, which he co-founded 1990. WWT is one of FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” and has grown into a globalsystems integrator with more than $6 billion in annual revenue and more than 2,400 employees worldwide.
St. Louis will join the Colorado Springs Switchbacks and Tulsa Roughnecks in2015. A number of MLS clubs are considering the launch of second teams in USL PRO like LA Galaxy II, which launched in 2014. USL PRO currently has 14 teams, including Orlando City, which will join MLSin 2015.
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