BREAKING NEWS: Reports of Picklr Financial Crisis and Layoffs: What We Know and Don’t Know, and What It Means for the Industry
By Josh Kerns/IAPPF The IAPPF is monitoring rapidly developing reports involving The Picklr. Here is what can be established from public records and first-hand sources—and what remains speculation. Reports that The Picklr is facing a serious corporate financial crisis spread rapidly across the pickleball industry Wednesday, including claims of sweeping layoffs and an imminent or […]
Commercial Floor Resources joins IAPPF as Gold Sponsor
CFR brings decades of national expertise including extensive projects with leading pickleball franchisor PickleRage SEATTLE, Wash. — October 30, 2025 — The International Association of Pickleball & Padel Facilities (IAPPF) today announced that Commercial Floor Resources (CFR) has joined as a Gold Sponsor, expanding the association’s ecosystem of expert providers for high-performance racquet sport facilities. […]
New podcast: Keys to championship court construction and maintenance
Every great pickleball experience starts from the ground up—literally. In this episode of The Sweet Spot, we explore the art and science of court surfaces with two leaders in the field. Host Josh Kerns sits down with Kevan Carpenter, CEO of Commercial Floor Resources (CFR), and Brian Cartier, Construction Director at PickleRage, to discuss the […]