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Paul Decker, president of the Valley Forge (Pennsylvania) Convention & Visitors Bureau, will retire in March 2013. Decker, whose career has …

The Providence/Warwick (Rhode Island) Convention & Visitors Bureau has promoted Bryan Lavin to director of national accounts and Nicholas Millard to creative service coordinator. Lavin had been the organization’s national sales manager since 2007. Millard had worked with the organization as its electronic media assistant.

Sheila Fish has been named assistant director of the Springfield (Missouri) Sports Commission. She worked previously with several nonprofit groups, including Harmony House, the James River Basin Partnership, the Dickerson Park Zoo and the Discovery Center.

The 2013 NCAA Women’s Final Four logo has been unveiled. The event logo features a wrought-iron design that echoes the host New Orleans’ unique architectural style, and the iconic fleur-de-lis, the symbol on the city’s municipal flags. The Final Four is scheduled to be held April 7–9 at New Orleans Arena.

Major League Baseball has appointed Frank Robinson as vice-president of baseball development. Robinson, a Hall of Fame outfielder, most recently served as a special assistant to Commissioner Bud Selig. Robinson succeeds Jimmie Lee Solomon, who had been with MLB since 1991.

David Dubois has been named president of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events, effective in October. Most recently, Dubois served as the president and CEO of the Forth Worth (Texas) Convention & Visitors Bureau, a position he’d held since December of 2006.

Both Major League Baseball owners and the office of the commissioner have finalized the sale of the San Diego Padres. A group lead by Ron Fowler, CEO of the San Diego-area beer distributorship Liquid Investments, has agreed to purchase the franchise for $800 million from John Moores, who has owned the team for the last […]

The National Senior Games Association has relocated its headquarters from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to the Kissimmee, Florida. The nonprofit struck a deal with Osceola (Florida) Board of County Commissioners to host five National Senior Games events there through 2025. The move is also a key part of the organization’s plan to expand to an annual […]

The U.S. Tennis Association has named Skip Gilbert managing director of professional tennis operations and U.S. Open Tournament management. Most recently, Gilbert headed USA Triathlon, where he served as executive director from 2005 to 2010.