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The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau has named Brian Oaks as its new senior vice president and chief operating officer. Oaks will lead activities and operations for all LRCVB-managed properties including the Statehouse Convention Center, Robinson Center and Performance Hall, River Market facilities and multiple parking decks and surface lots. In addition to overseeing […]
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Kelli Donahoe has been named the new general manager at the Dayton Convention Center in Ohio, being charged with supporting the DCC’s growth and hospitality leadership in the Miami Valley Region. Donahoe most recently served as the director of sales and marketing in Pittsburgh at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Prior to her tenure […]
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The Arlington (Texas) Convention & Visitors Bureau has hired Brent DeRaad as president and chief executive officer, effective December 6. DeRaad joins the bureau after serving as president and chief executive officer of Visit Tucson in Arizona. DeRaad succeeds Ron Price, who left in May to become the head of Visit Phoenix after working for […]
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The Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau has named Adam Wisniewski as its new vice president of sports development. In his new role with the Oklahoma City CVB, Wisniewski primarily will work with CVB staff and other partners to attract local and national sporting events and collaborate with event organizers to increase attendance at local […]
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ASM Global has been selected to continue management of the BMO Harris Bank Center and the Coronado Theater in Rockford, Illinois, and will work on the BMO Center’s renovation project along with the city of Rockford, Rockford Area Venues & Entertainment Authority, Chicago Blackhawks and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Under the […]
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The Virginia Revolution Sportsplex has opened as a new multisport venue in Loudoun County. Founded by former German soccer player Niko Eckart in 2018, the Virginia Revolution Soccer Club has acquired the 37-acre former Evergreen Sportsplex to create a new sports venue designed to develop technical skills and critical thinking, while building the personal connections […]
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The second annual Adapted Sport Leadership & Business Symposium (LABS), presented by All In Sport Consulting, has announced its lineup of sessions and speakers, including keynotes from Caroline Casey, the founder of The Valuable 500, and Sam Schmidt, the co-owner of the Arrow McClaren SP IndyCar racing team. The free two-day virtual conference is scheduled […]
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The Sioux City Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau in Iowa has hired tourism industry professional Kristi Franz to serve as its first executive director after a national search for the new role. Franz will lead the development, implementation and coordination of all tourism related activities to promote increased visitation to the Siouxland area including through […]
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ASM Global has partnered with the Nashville Superspeedway in a deal that will match the venue management company with the track that hosts events in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The deal marks the first time ASM Global has entered into a partnership with a NASCAR […]
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Officials in the Richmond Region have unveiled plans to have a two-rink indoor hockey facility as part of its overall plans for a 100,000-square-foot mixed-use district on the site of a former mall in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The venue, built on the site of the former Spring Rock Green shopping area, would house two National […]
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