Industry News

Dallas, TX – Dallas voters this weekend turned down a challenge to the construction of a new 1,000-room Omni hotel that will serve the Dallas Convention Center. The results mean the city can proceed with the sale of construction bonds for

San Francisco, CA – dmg world media says it has sold the California Gift Show to Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) and has put its remaining gift shows on the West Coast and in Canada up for sale. The company also announced that

Woodland Hills, CA – Liz Crawford has rejoined Advanstar Communications, Inc. and was named show director for the Licensing International Expo. Crawford had been an events director with Questex Media Group during the past four years. Questex was formed in May 2005

Cleveland, OH – The Cuyahoga County Commission approved the purchase of the Cleveland Convention Center to make way for the new medical mart and exhibition hall to be built on the downtown site by Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI). The Cleveland

Washington, DC – Apparent concerns over the H1N1 flu outbreak prompted China to suspend its fast turnaround service for U.S. visa applicants and require a listing of the states and countries they have recently visited. The U.S. Foreign Commercial Service (USFCS)

Atlanta, GA – A pair of wells will revive the parched lawns and dry fountains in the 200-acre campus around the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) in the coming months. The two 660-foot-deep wells will be able to produce more than

New York, NY – Revenues from U.S. B-to-B media company trade shows grew 4.3% last year, although the Fourth Quarter was less encouraging with an 18.5% decline over Q4 2007, according to American Business Media’s 2009 Media Financial Survey. Overall, the B-to-B

Phoenix, AZ – The slump in the trade show industry will mean continued tough sledding for GES Exposition Services after a First Quarter in which revenues were 28% below what they were at the beginning of 2008. Viad Corp., the parent

New York, NY – Penton Media, Inc. will institute a four-day work week this Summer along with a corresponding reduction in pay for all employees as the company rides out the recession. A memo distributed to Penton staff April 30 said

Vancouver, BC – At a time when talk of green buildings is common, there is little that is common about the green design of the Vancouver Convention Centre expansion, which opened in April. The environment was a consideration in every phase