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Indiana Sports Corp has announced that President Ryan Vaughn has offered his resignation to the Board of Directors to pursue an opportunity in the private sector. Vaughn will continue to serve as president through July 1 before moving to a consulting role to assist the board and staff on transition matters through the organization’s annual […]
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The Sports Events and Tourism Association completed its annual symposium in Fort Worth, Texas, May 2–5, releasing a new State of the Industry report, naming Las Vegas as the host city for the 2026 event and announcing the first non-destination member to serve on the association’s executive committee in the organization’s 30-year history. The meeting […]
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The Greater Lansing Sports Authority and Lansing Skating Club have been awarded the 2023 Midwestern Sectional Singles and U.S. Pairs Final by U.S. Figure Skating while Michigan State University and the GLSA have been selected as co-host for a 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Regional. The figure skating event is two events merged into […]
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After taking its lumps during the depths of the pandemic, sports-related travel had a direct economic impact of $39.7 billion in 2021 — gaining back nearly all of what it lost from historic highs in 2019 — according to results from the latest State of the Industry Report commissioned by the Sports Events & Tourism […]
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After 10 years at the helm of San Antonio Sports, President and Chief Executive Officer Russ Bookbinder will step down at the end of the year so that he and his wife can be closer to family in Waco. San Antonio Sports has expanded its signature youth programto serve thousands of children in 58 Title […]
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Sports are a wonderful way for kids to learn work ethic, discipline, teamwork and many other life skills. However, when the cost of youth sports starts to prevent some from being able to play, organizations can step in to help. This is the case in Durham, North Carolina, where the Durham Sports Commission has announced […]
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TeamSnap, an online community for youth sports, has announced Mark Salloom as chief financial officer along with the promotion of Sheila Repeta to vice president of people. Salloom has 25 years of professional experience, primarily in the software industry. Salloom was the chief financial officer of SparkPost, an email delivery and analytics company, and recently […]
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ASM Global will activate a series of live events in Louisville, Kentucky, timed around the running of the May 7 Kentucky Derby. As part of the company’s ASM Global Acts initiative, the venues it manages in the city — the KFC Yum! Center, Lynn Family Stadium and Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center— will offer […]
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Nick Kelly has been named as the sports and reunion coordinator at the Lake George Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau in New York, bringing an extensive background in hospitality and sales to the LGRCVB, which is a division of the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce and an extension of the Warren County Tourism Department. Kelly […]
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It’s one of the words that has been used the most during the pandemic, to the point that it has become loathed by some: Pivot. Pivot on dates for an event. Pivot on location. Pivot on fan capacity, health screening, streaming needs. Pivot on the way that things have been done in the business for […]
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