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- April 1, 1964 - On St. Thomas, the 5th Legislature of the Virgin Islands names the ball field in Frederiksted the Paul E. Joseph Ballpark.
- March 31, 1967 - On St. Croix, the New York Yankees, with St. Croix native Horace Clarke in the lineup, defeat the Boston Red Sox in an exhibition game at Paul E. Joseph Stadium arranged by Valmy Thomas, the first Virgin Islander to play in the major leagues. Thomas was a sports consultant for the St. Croix Bureau of Recreation in 1967.
- Dec. 4, 2000 - In Colorado, GlobeVest Foundation Inc. files articles of incorporation with the Colorado Secretary of State as a nonprofit corporation to build, manage, establish, create, develop and own charter schools, educational programs, job training centers, community-based centers, senior citizen homes and other programs to "advance the cause of the human race nationally and internationally." James K. Sutherland is listed as incorporator, registered agent and a board member.
- March 29, 2002 - In Colorado, GlobeVest Foundation Inc. amends its articles of incorporation to state that it also will manage non-exempt companies and for-profit organizations. Sutherland signs as president/CEO.
- Aug. 19, 2002 - In Florida, Network Sports Marketing files articles of organization as a limited liability company. John Lehmann is listed as the managing member. The mailing address is La Mirada Circle, Wellington, Fla.
- March 26, 2003 - In Colorado, GlobeVest Foundation files a periodic report with the Secretary of State listing Sutherland as the registered agent and giving the mailing address and the principal business address as 8547 E. Arapahoe Road, No. J520, Greenwood Village, Colo. - which is a Post Office box.
- April 11, 2005 - In Colorado, GlobeVest Foundation files its final annual report with the Colorado Secretary of State. The purpose of annual reports to the Secretary of State is to ensure that information on the address and registered agent for the corporation are kept current.
- September 2005 - On St. Croix, the V.I. Public Finance Authority launches the second phase of the Frederiksted Economic Revitalization project by hosting a charrette, a series of meetings and workshops for residents, architects and design consultants, to share ideas for replacing Paul E. Joseph Stadium.
- March 1, 2006 - In Colorado, GlobeVest Foundation fails to file its annual report.
- July 31, 2006 - On St. Croix, V.I. Housing, Parks and Recreation Department officials express doubt the Public Finance Authority will follow through on plans to demolish and rebuild Paul E. Joseph Stadium. Commissioner Ira Hobson testifies to senators that initially the Public Finance Authority told him the project would begin in November 2005 and additional funding would be identified. He further testifies that he and former Public Finance Authority director Kenneth Mapp traveled to Miami to meet with potential contractors. Hobson complains that the Public Finance Authority postponed the start date to June 2006, but demolition has not begun and no additional funding has been earmarked. Testimony reveals that the Public Finance Authority spent $257,943 on the 2005 charrette, the conceptual design for a new stadium and the surrounding areas and for the scope of work and cost analysis for Phase II of the Frederiksted Revitalization Project.
- Aug. 14, 2006 - On St. Croix, the Public Finance Authority tables plans to demolish and rebuild Paul E. Joseph Stadium while it focuses on gaining an investment-grade bond rating.
- March 8, 2007 - In Colorado, GlobeVest Foundation again fails to file annual reports, and the Secretary of State administratively dissolves the corporation, meaning "they're no longer doing business in Colorado," according to Rich Coolidge, spokesman for the Secretary of State.
- May 2007 - On St. Croix, the Public Finance Authority declares the $18 million Phase I of the Frederiksted Revitalization Project complete. Nothing is said about the 2005 charrette for Phase II to replace Paul E. Joseph Stadium and improve Frederiksted Beach, the Crucian Christmas Festival Village and the Terrance Martin Softball Field.
- Aug. 22, 2008 at 10:28 a.m. - In Colorado, Sutherland files articles of organization for GlobeVest Inc. as a for-profit company. The Greenwood Village post office box is still the company's principal address. Sutherland is still the registered agent.
- Aug. 22, 2008 at 11:45 a.m. - In Colorado, 77 minutes after the first filing, Sutherland files Articles of Amendment with the Secretary of State to change the name of GlobeVest Inc. to GlobeVest LLC, a limited liability company. An LLC protects the principals' personal property if the company is sued.
- Sept. 30, 2008 - John Lehmann, president of Network Sports Marketing, gives Sutherland a letter confirming that Network Sports Marketing LLC will participate with GlobeVest in the sports complex project in Frederiksted. At the time, the V.I. public had not been told about the project.
- February 2009 - On St. Thomas, five months after Lehmann and Sutherland agree to work together on a Frederiksted sports complex project, the V.I. government releases a request for proposals for the same project, which is to design/build/finance the Paul E. Joseph Stadium and sports complex. As of June 25, 2012, V.I. Property and Procurement Department refuses to release information about bids received in response to the RFP.
- June 1, 2009 - In Texas, National Swim Center Corp.-Corpus Christi files a certificate of formation with the Texas Secretary of State as a nonprofit, charitable organization. Andy Sarwal, Fred Yeo and Jim Nickelatti are directors.
- June 5, 2009 - In Florida, National Swim Center Corp.-Cape Coral files a certificate of formation with the Florida Department of State as a nonprofit, charitable organization, with an address in Austin, Texas. Andy Sarwal, Fred Yeo and Jim Nickelatti are directors. They also are directors of National Swim Center Corp.-Corpus Christi.
- Sept. 17, 2009 - On St. Thomas, the 28th Legislature appropriates $2 million for Fiscal Year 2010 from the St. Croix Capital Improvement Fund to the Housing, Parks and Recreation Department to repair Paul E. Joseph Stadium, even though eight months earlier the executive branch issued an RFP for the new sports complex project to replace Paul E. Joseph Stadium.
- Nov. 1, 2009 - In Colorado, the Secretary of State officially notes that GlobeVest LLC has failed to file its annual report.
- April 22, 2010 - In Florida, National Swim Center Corp.-Cape Coral files its annual report with the Florida Department of State, listing its primary place of business as Austin, Texas.
- Nov. 10, 2010 - On St. Croix, flash floods inundate Paul E. Joseph Stadium.
- Jan. 16, 2011 - In Colorado, Sutherland files a statement curing the delinquency of GlobeVest LLC with the Colorado Secretary of State. He still lists the Greenwood Village Post Office box as the company's address.
- March 21, 2011 - On St. Croix, the Senate Rules Committee approves taking $2 million away from the Paul E. Joseph repairs and giving the money to the Housing Finance Authority for a multi-purpose indoor complex in Estate Stoney Ground. The full Senate later approves the measure.
- April 2011 - On St. Thomas, Gov. John deJongh Jr. vetoes moving the $2 million from the stadium repairs. The governor writes that removing the funds jeopardizes the Housing, Parks and Recreation Department, which he said has used the money to secure the pre-construction phase of a multi-purpose sports complex proposed for the Paul E. Joseph Stadium. This is the first revelation in almost two years that the scope of the project is on track. The RFP was issued in February 2009 and Property and Procurement had never disclosed the outcome.
- April 2011 - On St. Thomas, the Senate overrides deJongh's veto.
- May 20, 2011 - In Texas, the National Swim Center Corp.-Corpus Christi files a certificate of amendment dropping Corpus Christi from its name and changing two directors. Andy Sarwal and Fred Yeo are deleted, and John McIlhargy and Brandon Drawz are added.
- May 24, 2011 - On St. Thomas, GlobeVest V.I. files articles of organization with the V.I. Lt. Governor's Office, naming Sutherland and John Wessel as managing members.
- June 2011 - On St. Thomas, The Senate reinstates $2 million for the demolition and re-construction of Paul E. Joseph Stadium.
- July 2011 - On St. Croix, Housing Parks and Recreation Commissioner St. Claire Williams tells the Senate Finance Committee during budget hearings that he is close to executing an agreement with a developer, whom he does not name, to demolish and re-construct Paul E. Joseph Stadium.
- Sept. 23, 2011 - In Florida, the Secretary of State administratively dissolves the National Swim Center Corp.-Cape Coral and Network Sports Marketing for failure to file annual reports.
- Jan. 31, 2012 - Gov. deJongh says in his State of the Territory address that he soon will send the Senate a public-private partnership proposal for the development of a sports complex in Frederiksted, including "our long-standing commitment to rebuild the Paul E. Joseph baseball stadium along with new facilities that will support international competitive events in swimming, volleyball and tennis." He does not provide details.
- Feb. 16, 2012 - On St. Croix, deJongh announces the signing of an agreement between the government and GlobeVest V.I. to develop a vast $55 million sports complex in Frederiksted on the site of the Paul E. Joseph Stadium. GlobeVest V.I. is a joint venture between GlobeVest LLC and General Engineering Corp., a V.I. company. GlobeVest spokesman John Cruzat says the $350 million project the company describes on its website includes $25 million from the V.I. government plus private money the company plans to raise.
- April 1, 2012 - In Colorado, the Secretary of State notes that GlobeVest LLC has failed to file an annual report.
- April 14, 2012 - In Colorado, Sutherland files a periodic report for GlobeVest LLC with the Colorado Secretary of State.
- April 16, 2012 - On St. Croix, the Senate Human Services, Recreation and Sports Committee hears more than six hours of contentious testimony on a bill to ratify deJongh's Memorandum of Agreement with Globevest V.I. The legislation would allow the governor to negotiate a Master Service Agreement. The committee holds the bill.
- May 9, 2012 - On St. Croix, the Senate Human Services, Recreation and Sports Committee conducts a second hearing and amends the bill to require the executive branch to obtain Senate approval for the Master Service Agreement. Despite complaining they have many unanswered questions. Senators vote to forward the bill to the Rules Committee.
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