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The 2022 USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge will take place at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minnesota from July 2–11, 2022, with more than 5,000 competitors from nearly all 50 states competing in more than 100 events over 10 days. The 2022 Championships will include epee, foil and saber with categories for athletes […]
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Visit Johnson City in Tennessee will host the USA Softball Girls’ 18-Under Class A Fast Pitch National Championship at Winged Deer Park in 2023, it was announced at the annual USA Softball Council meeting in Oklahoma. The championship from July 17–23, 2023 will bring in 60 teams from around the region and officials said the […]
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The Sports Events and Tourism Association held its annual Symposium in Birmingham, Alabama, announcing several new future host cities, handing out industry awards and inducting industry veterans Denny Gann and Mike Millay into the organization’s Hall of Fame. Attendees also heard keynote addresses from civil rights activists Dr. Martha Bouyer and Lisa McNair, SEC Commissioner […]
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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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