Springfield, IL – Response to the Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority (MPEA) proposal to overhaul the labor environment at McCormick Place came quickly this week in the form of a bill in the Illinois State Legislature. The bill would effectively oust
El Segundo, CA – Active Interest Media (AIM) acquired the Log & Timber Expo in early January as part of a cashless swap of assets with F+W Media, Inc. The ten shows and the online operation, Log & Timber Network, were part of a
New York, NY – A survey of media executives worldwide found that while nearly all expected the pace of mergers and acquisitions within the industry to slow in 2009, more than half said they expected to strike a deal or two
Boston, MA – The annual New England Boat Show will take place in Boston as scheduled February 20-28 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center after being sold by North America Expositions Company to the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA). Joe O’Neal, who
Westport, CT – Tony O’Brien and Carr Davis stepped down as co-CEOs of Cygnus Business Media on December 31 in anticipation of the impending sale of the company. A written statement from CFO Jim Ogle e-mailed to Cygnus staff on New
Kansas City, MO – HOK Sport Venue Event, noted for its designs of convention centers and high-profile sports venues worldwide, completed the transfer of ownership to management led by an executive group that consists of 13 existing senior principals. The transfer
Portland, ME – Nancy Hasselback, president and CEO of Diversified Business Communications (DBC), became CEO of parent company Diversified Communications at the start of the New Year following the retirement of CEO David Lowell. Lowell stepped down on December 31, 2008
Buckinghamshire, England – Bryan Montgomery, a former director of the Andry Montgomery Group and former president of UFI – the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, died in London on December 14 at the age of 79. He was involved in
—————————————————- “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
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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