Industry News

Carlsbad , CA – In today’s competitive business environment, it is more important than ever to identify and nurture innovative ideas. Who are the top innovators of 2006?   Trade Show Executive magazine announced today the winners of its 4th Annual Innovation Award, which honors

Vail, CO — The Exhibition Services & Contractors Association (ESCA) has selected The Augusta Group as its management firm and Augusta associate and industry veteran Larry Arnaudet as its Executive Director. The announcement was made on June 13th, during its ESCA’s Summer Educational Conference

Los Angeles – A $750 million hotel project that will serve the Los Angeles Convention Center was announced today by KB Urban, a subsidiary of home builder KB Homes,  and AEG, a subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, which owns or controls

Redhill, U.K. – dmg world media has acquired the rights to the biennial Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC), one of the largest oil and natural gas exhibitions in the world. The  2004 event featured 1,225 companies from 53

Amsterdam, The  Netherlands – VNU N.V. today  named Chief Financial Officer Rob Ruijter as its interim chief executive officer, replacing Rob van den Bergh, who stepped down from both the CEO’s office and the company’s Executive Board. Ruijter, who joined the

Carlsbad, CA — A looming hike in postage rates doesn’t necessarily mean an unwelcome bump in the cost of getting out the word about upcoming trade shows. Michael Hough, author of the book, The Profitable Trade Show, says show organizers can avoid

New York – American Business Media (ABM) launched an ambitious advertising campaign  that emphasizes the power of B-to-B media as an important component of the marketing mix. ABM will invest seven figures in the campaign, the largest budget in ABM history.

Hingham, MA -William Coleman Casey, the chairman of Brede Exposition Services, passed away on June 7 at the age of 77 years. The senior Casey is survived by a large family that includes fellow Brede executives: William Casey III, president; Timothy

Los Angeles, CA – Kevin O’Keefe has been named vice president of the Events Division at Canon Communications following the resignation of Diane O’Connor, whom Canon said resigned to pursue other interests. O’Keefe joined Canon in 1995 as trade show sales

Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Legislature approved an increase in funding for the expansion of Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The measure, which passed June 28, added $300 million to the project and will allow the city’s redevelopment agency to begin