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Sports ETA, in collaboration with Northstar Meetings Group, is seeking responses to a landmark study on the sports event and tourism industry. The State of the Industry Report for Sports Events, being conducted by Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company, is designed to set a benchmark for the industry’s overall impact. Areas of study will include […]
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Legends has added a global partnership division and will have it by run by Chris Hibbs, the former chief commercial officer for the sports and entertainment agency’s representation of SoFi Stadium, which is finishing construction as the upcoming home of two National Football League teams. The brand will be called Legends Global Partnerships and will […]
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Eric Parthen, who has led multiple sports organizations during his career of more than two decades, will be the new chief operating officer of World Lacrosse. Parthen’s appointment was announced by World Lacrosse Chief Executive Officer Jim Scherr. World Lacrosse is the international federation for men’s and women’s lacrosse as recognized by the International Olympic Committee. Parthen […]
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All In Sport Consulting, a Denver-based firm that helps organizations develop adaptive sports programs for people with physical disabilities, has announced that it will launch the inaugural Adapted Sport Leadership & Business Symposium (LABS). The conference, which is designed to unite adaptive sports industry leaders, will be held October 5–7, 2020, in Denver at the Crowne Plaza […]
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Dave Klewan, the general manager of the Genesis Invitational, has been named the chairman of the Board of Directors at the Los Angeles Sports Council. Klewan succeeds Tony Sciarrino and will be the sixth person to hold the title of chairman since the inception of the Sports Council in 1988. Klewan will be formally introduced […]
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Five sports-event industry veterans have announced the formation of a new sports tourism consultancy called the The Collective. The new organization will have seven locations across the United States with a main headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida. The effort’s leadership consists of Managing Partner Kevin Smith and partners Mike Chandler, Matt Dunn, Kris Smith and […]
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Having hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games once before, Salt Lake City and the state of Utah have formed a joint committee “in preparation for a future Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.” Governor Gary Herbert and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall jointly named members to the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games. […]
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Visit Salt Lake has named Kaitlin Eskelson as its new president and CEO, succeeding Scott Beck, who left the organization last year to take over Tourism Toronto. Eskelson, who will begin March 16, becomes the fourth person to lead Visit Salt Lake in the organization’s 36-year history. “We are so fortunate to have had a […]
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The historic Penn Relays will have a presenting sponsor for the first time in more than two decades after an agreement between the Tri-State Toyota Dealers Association and the University of Pennsylvania‘s athletics department. The Penn Relays, presented by Toyota, will be held April 23–25 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. The first relay meet in […]
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Visit Milwaukee has promoted Marissa Werner to director of sports development, a new position in the bureau that will see Werner create and lead a department focused on attracting sports business to the greater Milwaukee area. The announcement was made in conjunction with National Girls & Women in Sports Day. “Marissa has been a leader […]
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