Mahaffey Gains Sales After Losing Fees
Other people have talked about it, but Bill Edwards isn’t a talker, he’s a doer. The Florida entertainment mogul made a top-to-bottom assessment when he took over operations at Mahaffey Theater in St....
View ArticleConvention Center Puts Up $50,000 for Design Contest
A rendering of MIMMI, which is being installed at Minneapolis Convention Center. A cloud is coming over Minneapolis — at least, that’s the plan of the winners for the first Creative City Challenge. The...
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Movie Night at the Ballpark
Fans get comfortable on the outfield at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Fox Sports Southwest) Families huddled in sleeping bags, looking up at the stars and making memories. But this...
View ArticleCross Insurance Center Signs With Ovations
Ovations Food Services has been designated food service provider for the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, which will open its doors officially this September. The $65-million venue, owned by...
View ArticleBrand Affinity Deal with AEG Expands Reach
With the goal to engage more than 15 million fans this year utilizing its FanPhotos services, Brand Affinity Technologies has been expanding its partnerships at a number of venues. In April, the...
View ArticleRegion 5 To Meet at SEVT
University of South Carolina Professors Tom Regan and Frank Roach are pictured with Patti Anne-Tarlton, now with Ticketmaster, and USC student Staphani Ruguseo during SEVT in 2009. (VT Photo) In an...
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Four Bids Submitted for Nassau
Rendering for Barclays Center-backed redesign of Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y.Update June 6, 2:45 p.m. PST: A previous version of this story indicated that Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE)...
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Consulting Firm Reorganizes
In order to better serve the needs of its various clients, Pompan Hospitality Global has reorganized its executive team into primary market segments: corporations, universities, municipalities, hotels...
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El Paso Breaks Ground on Triple-A Ballpark
A rendering of the new Triple-A stadium in El Paso, Texas. (Photo by Populous) The city of El Paso, Texas, has had professional baseball since the late 1800s. In 2014, the city will open a new ballpark...
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Hot Tickets for June 5, 2013
Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones rocks out at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C.The Rolling Stones should be getting some satisfaction from their tour performance, so far. The group earned the...
View ArticleIssues over Museum Parking Delay Coliseum Deal
REPORTING FROM LOS ANGELES — A museum located near the L.A. Sports Memorial Coliseum has delayed a planned stadium handover to the University of Southern California over parking concerns. This...
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Demolished Dome Makes Way for Parking
A view of Crown Perth in the evening. (Photo by Crown Perth) Instead of names like U2, Taylor Swift and Elton John, the site of The Dome at Crown Perth (Australia) will soon host names like Hyundai,...
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Live Nation Charged in Stage Collapse
Radiohead, with frontman Thom Yorke, played to a full house at Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, in 2012. (Photo by Gary Miller) The Ontario Government filed 13 charges of provincial offenses...
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L.A. Gets Serious About Tourism
Los Angeles Convention Center as it looks today. Following a second request for proposals, the City Administrative Officer for the city of Los Angeles has selected AEG to manage and operate the Los...
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Starland Ballroom Prepares for September Reopening
Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, N.J., undergoes extensive renovations after Superstorm Sandy. It was a long road, but one battered New Jersey venue is close to recovery. More than seven months after...
View ArticleHassett’s Handle on AEG Role
Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Tim Hassett is ready to get the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins a Stanley Cup. At least, that’s one of the goals the new GM of Consol Energy Center in...
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SMG Inks Penn Convention Center
Pennsylvania Convention Center's largest exhibition space SMG has won a hot-button battle for the Pennsylvania Convention Center, beating out rival Global Spectrum. Both SMG and the Comcast-Spectacor...
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Hot Tickets for June 12, 2013
Sir Paul McCartneySir Paul McCartney grossed nearly $4 million in two shows, May 22-23, at Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Tickets cost as much as $277. McCartney is currently on his Out There...
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NBA Finals- From the GMs
The crowd reacts during Game 3 of the 2013 NBA Finals. (Photo by NBAE/Getty Images) Seven small Super Bowls. That’s how Kim Stone, GM for AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, looks at the National...
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Naming Rights: Wisconsin Center
Wisconsin Center has had one naming rights partner in the last 15 years, but three different names. Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee has been a trailblazer in the world of naming rights deals. The...
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