Industry News

Rosemont, IL – A new year for Rosemont will begin with new management for both the convention center and convention bureau following the announcement on Jan. 4 that James Freeman was retiring as general manager of the Donald E. Stephens Convention

Broadview, IL – CompuSystems, Inc. is offering a lead management system, tailored for multi-show exhibitors, in a partnership with software developer Validar Corp.  The RPM (Record, Post, Manage) service enables  exhibitors to read and record attendee badges of virtually any format

Houston, TX – The George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston celebrated 20 years in operation by raising a series of commemorative banners on the street outside the downtown facility. The  40 red and blue banners are part of a year-long

Dallas, TX – Freeman has released a comprehensive contingency plan to keep its end of the exhibition industry running in the event the dreaded bird flu makes it to the U.S. and reaches epidemic proportions. The plan, which highlights the labor-intensive

New York, NY –  Gerald McQueen, president & CEO of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York, today announced a reorganization of the senior management team,  following  the retirement of Miles McGrane, former senior vp & general manager. Tony

Carlsbad, CA – Sunny Makarow has joined Trade Show  Executive magazine as managing editor in TSE’s Carlsbad office, succeeding Joan Hamby who is based in Chicago and  will remain on TSE’s board of directors. Makarow, an award-winning editor, has six years experience in publishing.  After

Beijing, China – The exhibition industries in China and the West were drawn closer together at the annual meeting of the UFI, the Union des Foires Internationale  in Beijing  last November with the signing of an agreement on the protection of

Detroit, MI – The long-running notion of expanding Detroit’s downtown Cobo Center moved closer to critical mass in early 2007 after a well-timed proposal to increase the center’s overall size by 40 percent was run up the flagpole. Wayne County Executive

Houston, TX – Gerard “Jordy” Tollett’s run as president of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau will come to a gradual end this year. Tollett announced on December  29 that he would not re-apply for the position he held since

Stamford, CT –  Centerplate, Inc. announced today that Myles  McGrane will join the company on January 2nd as  corporate vice president – facility design and management.  McGrane was senior vice president and general manager of the Jacob K. Javits Convention