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IUPUI to Move Home Games to Indiana State Fair
Renderingof basketball configuration for Fairgrounds Coliseum at the Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis. Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis will play its home games at the facility next...
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49ers Secure Naming Rights
A rendering of the new stadium. (Photo by www.levisstadium.com) Currently about halfway through the construction process, the new stadium for the San Francisco 49ers officially has a name. As of May...
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Celebrating Kenny Chesney's only non-National Football League stadium performance at Global Spectrum-managed Williams Brice Stadium on campus of University of South Carolina (USC) in Columbia, S.C.,...
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TicketFly Puts a Price on Patronage
Screen Shot of Ticketfly's new analytics tool Fanbase. What makes a great customer? Is it the amount of money they spend at a venue or the number of tickets they buy for each event? And what about...
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New Sr. VP at TD Garden
Glen Thornborough has been hired as Senior Vice President of Sales for National Hockey League's Boston Bruins and Delaware North Companies - Boston. Thornborough will be responsible for all TD Garden...
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Cal Law Seeks To Lift Disclosure Requirements
Inside the exhibit hall at the Amador County Fair in Plymouth, Calif. Despite a cutoff of state funding, many California fairs still are legally bound to fill out cumbersome financial reports on...
View ArticleCalif. Playoff Series A Chance For Venues To Roll Out New Initiatives
Hockey on the West Coast has been pretty good over the last decade. This year's second-round match-up in the National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoffs between the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles...
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Fine Dining Appeals to Race Crowds
Bogart & Co. fine dining experience at the Long Beach (Calif.) Convention & Entertainment Center. There is a big opportunity in the restaurant/café business for concessions companies serving...
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Congratulations 2013 Women of Influence!
Thank you subscribers for voting. Congratulations to the 2013 Women of Influence!Venues Today magazine will be honoring these women in our seventh annual Venues Today Women of Influence Awards! The...
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EICC Debuts Expansion
For its opening event, EICC's Lennox Suite was set up as a tiered banquet and featured a concert by Laura Mvula. (Photo by EICC) With the new expansion, Edinburgh International Conference Centre not...
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TD Garden Chair to Honor POW/MIAs
Boston Bruins players Tuukka Rask, David Krejci and Nathan Horton with the POW/MIA chair at TD Garden in Boston. During games and events, the chair will remain empty to honor U.S. military captured or...
View ArticleFeld Combines Two Disney Shows for 90-City Tour
Feld Entertainment is combining two popular Disney Junior TV programs for a new family show with an ambitious touring schedule. Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate and Princess Adventure will play over...
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College Prepares To Host NFL Team
Temporary seating could be added at the west end of the building, underneath the scoreboard area, at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis in order to accomodate the Vikings. (VT Photo) REPORTING FROM...
View ArticlePhilips Arena Adds Loge Boxes
Rendering of new loge boxes at Philips Arena, Atlanta. Philips Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks, is constructing seven loge boxes in the lower bowl, adding a new premium seating option for guests. The...
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Two years after flood, N.D. Fair finalizes cleanup
Opening parade during the 2012 North Dakota State Fair, Minot. When Tim McGraw takes the grandstand stage at the North Dakota State Fair on July 19, it will be a triumph above and beyond a major...
View ArticleKanrocksas Aims Big In Second Year
After a year off due to construction at its venue, the Kansas City, Kan., festival Kanrocksas is back for a second go-round. The inaugural 2011 two-day Midwestern camping gathering at the Kansas...
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Beyonce grossed over $8 million with six shows at the 02 in London Massive grosses by superstar performers have made May a very profitable month for the world's largest entertainment venues, including...
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Libby Heads to ETS
ETS International has hired Donna Libby as director of Sales for the company. She brings more than 23 years of hospitality industry experience to her new position. Previously, Libby has held sales and...
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Livestrong CEO to Speak At EAMC
Doug Ulman is not one to let adversity slow him down. It takes a lot to sideline the CEO of the Livestrong Foundation, a three-time cancer survivor and ultramarathon runner, who’s competed in 100-mile...
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Asked why he liked the arena business so much, Ron Spencer, who retired May 15 after 33 years managing the Tallahassee (Fla.) Civic Center replied: “You’re working with great people from all over the...
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