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Feichter New Events Manager at MCCNO
Brad Feichter. Brad Feichter has been named event manager at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (MCCNO), the sixth largest convention center in the nation. Feichter comes to the MCCNO...
View ArticleTicketForce Wins USSSA Contract
USSSA Space Coast Complex has moved to Brevard County, Fla., and will open in early January with TicketForce as their ticketing partner. TicketForce and United States Specialty Sports Association...
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IAFE Members Explore the Benefits of Change
Rick Vymlatil, South Florida Fair & Palm Beach County Expositions, West Palm Beach, and incoming chair of the International Association of Fairs & Expositions (IAFE), is seen with Marla Calico,...
View ArticleTaking Risk Vs. Chasing Fees
"Our foundation will be bricks and mortar,” said Peter Luukko, president of Oak View Group’s Arena Alliance and now helming the [possibly] newest OVG division, OVG Facilities, with Tim Leiweke, founder...
View ArticleExciting Times for Centerplate
Chris Verros, purchase of Centerplate by Sodexo was the perfect matchup, not just because of the powerful potential of being part of a $22¬billion company but also because of what it means to...
View ArticleFAIRS ADD NICHE FESTIVALS
Despite continuing challenges including weather and securi¬ty issues that all venues must face, North America’s top 50 fairs saw a slight attendance increase in 2017, rising 1.4 percent to 44,385,898....
View ArticleTIMES UNION CENTER REIMAGINED
Built in 1990, there was no question the time had come for a Times Union Center update. Yet what really spearheaded the project was the Albany Capital Center convention center, which broke ground...
View ArticleLIVE ENTERTAINMENT REVENUE GROWS WORLDWIDE
ive entertainment had a very good 2017. Grosses reported to Venues Today for our Year End Report show worldwide live sports and entertainment tour¬ing revenue up an astonishing 32 percent from 2016...
View ArticlePREPARATION LEADS TO SUCCESS
Strategic Operations Lisa Langham, who will be moderating the session. “There is extensive preparation starting at the very beginning, from gearing up technology and strategy for a busy on¬sale to...
View ArticleTricks of the Trade
Jerry Goldman wears many hats. As AGM at SMG¬managed U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, he’s in charge of all of the stadium rev¬enue and responsible for every¬thing from marketing to coordi-nation with...
View Article‘Outrageously Excellent’ Operation
She inspires her team, challenges co¬workers to think outside the box and has a true passion for running a convention center. Her name is Kerry Painter and she’s been in charge of the Cox Business...
View ArticleTECHNOLOGY OR INVENTORY?
Ticketing has always been attractive market. Every month, if not every week, a few of the key players. to equity investors, but 2017 has begets news to that end. With INTIX coming Maureen Andersen,...
View ArticleA NEW ERA IN NBA ARENAS
Abcity with the National change all that in 2019, all while allowing an Complex, moving the team out of the 1988¬Basketball Association’s NBA team to move from the league’s oldest opened BMO Harris...
View ArticleFrom Zenner's To Tillamook, Local Sells
REPORTING FROM PORTLAND, ORE. — Walking the concourses in Portland’s Moda Center or Providence Park shouldn’t bring fans away from the eclectic vibe of Portland, Ore. It should bring fans closer to...
View ArticleANDREW BRAGMAN READIES FOR THE ALL-STAR GAME
ANDREW BRAGMAN ENCOURAGES HIS TEAM TO MAKE GUESTS SMILE AS THEY GREET TICKET HOLDERS ENTERING NATIONALS PARK IN WASHINGTON, D.C.“I want a welcoming face at the front door,” Bragman said. “They have to...
View ArticleTURNING NATURAL PHENOMENON INTO A PICNIC
THE LIGHTS IN THE BALLOONS TWIN¬KLING IN THE PLAZA, THE DROP IN TEMPERATURE, the daytime blackness, and the hush of the crowd all made ticketing the total eclipse of the sun memorable for Crystal...
View ArticleGRaCE WILL MAKE YOU CUSTOMER FRIENDLY
LAST NEW YEAR’S EVE, A PARTY OF FOUR CAME TO SEE THE FINAL, NOON PERFORMANCE OF “NUTCRACKER” AT THE KIMMEL CENTER, PHILADELPHIA. But the mother wrote down 2. When the family arrived, there were just...
View ArticleTICKETING TAKES A TEAM IN HOUSTON
THE FIRST THING THAT TICKETING STAR AWARD WINNER DAVID GREENBAUM, DIRECTOR OF TICKETING, NRG PARK, HOUSTON, WANTED TO EXPRESS UPON HEARING HE WON THE HONOR WAS THAT “IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT.” After 37...
View ArticleHot Tickets for December 6, 2017
Stevie Nicks performed her 24 Karat Gold tour at Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas. (Photo Credit: Gary Miller) Stevie Nicks’ 24 Karat Gold Tour made its way to Sydney’s International Convention Centre...
View ArticleCaesars To Open New Vegas Convention Center
Caesars Forum, a new $375 million convention center, will open in 2020. Caesars Entertainment (Caesars) has committed to building a new major player in the Las Vegas convention scene. The $375-million...
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