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Show Organizers May Need Basic Changes to Survive

—————————————————- “Most exhibit space rates are priced as if we were renting out storage space. ” Jochen Witt, president & CEO Jochen Witt Consulting —————————————————- Istanbul, Turkey – Trade show organizers may have to make some fundamental changes to the way

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ACOM Founder William Just Dies at Age 68

Atlanta, GA – William Just, founder of the Association for Convention Operations Management (ACOM), died in Atlanta December 19 at the age of 68 after a long illness. Just formed ACOM as a non-profit organization in 1988 to raise the

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Seattle Center Looks to Add Exhibit, Meeting Space

Seattle, WA – A request to greatly expand the exhibit space at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center (WSCTC) in Seattle will likely come before the state legislature this Winter. The management of the state-owned facility says it is losing

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MGM Mirage Deals Treasure Island for $775 Million

Las Vegas, NV – MGM Mirage sold the venerable Treasure Island Hotel & Casino, located across the street from Sands Expo Center, to Kansas real estate mogul Phil Ruffin for $775 million. The largely cash deal trims MGM’s still-hefty portfolio of

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NürnbergMesse North America Opens Atlanta Office

Atlanta, GA – NürnbergMesse North America opened a new office in Atlanta in December. The new facility at 400 Interstate North Parkway will serve as the new headquarters for the North American subsidiary that Germany-based NürnbergMesse GmbH launched in 2007. The

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DeSilva+Phillips Forms Team to Help Troubled Media Companies

New York, NY – The investment banking firm DeSilva+Phillips is helping media companies take some proactive steps to avoid trouble in the developing economic downturn by creating a new team dedicated to helping companies restructure their operations. The Operational Restructuring practice

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Doug Ducate Honored with 4th Industry Award

Marco Island, FL – Doug Ducate, the president and CEO of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR), added another award to his long list of honors when he received the Hazel Hays Award from the Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA)

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