This Just In
Alexandria, VA –Tamara Christian, CEO of National Trade Productions (NTP), announced that she will leave the company at the end of the year to pursue other interests. NTP’s Chairman Bob Harar said that Christian, who spent four years as company president and two as CEO, is seeking a CEO position outside the trade show industry in […]
Phoenix, AZ – Viad Corp., the parent company of GES Exposition Services and Exhibitgroup/Giltspur, said it would repurchase yet another one million shares of outstanding common stock. The buyback will be in addition to a previously announced plan to repurchase up to two million shares. The company has already bought back 1,934,000 shares. In addition, Viad […]
Woodland Hills, CA – Laura McConnell, executive vice president of Advanstar’s Fashion Group and a ten-year veteran of Advanstar, will be leaving the company on Sept. 14 to pursue new opportunities. McConnell was promoted to the position in June 2006 after four years as vice president and general manager of the group. During her tenure, she launched […]
Chicago, IL – Chicago held the grand opening gala for McCormick Place West on August 2 at the same time the state and city were laying the groundwork for a new round of hotel construction around the convention center. Prior to the expansion, McCormick Place was already the nation’s largest exhibition center, at 2.2 million square […]
Minneapolis, MN – The dramatic collapse of the 35W bridge in Minneapolis Aug. 1 will likely have no impact on the exhibition industry in the Twin Cities. Meet Minneapolis said the downtown area was functioning smoothly and the Minneapolis Convention Center is two miles from the bridge. In addition, several other highways provide access to the […]
New York, NY – An advertising industry career fair that was born of legal necessity will be launched in New York City just a stone’s throw from Madison Avenue. Shomex Productions will hold the inaugural Diversity in Advertising Career Day at the Hilton New York as the ad industry seeks to expand its hiring of minorities at the […]
Zurich – Reed Exhibitions is selling its Swiss operations to Urs Ingold, Reed’s current president of the unit, who is launching a new company, Exhibit & More AG. The buyout deal gives Ingold a 60% share of Reed Messen (Schweiz) AG; another shareholder is Messe Schweiz AG, operator of the venues for the shows in Basel […]
London – London-based Incisive Media signed a definitive agreement to acquire ALM, a producer of trade shows for the U.S. legal and real estate communities, from U.S. Equity Partners, L.P. for $630 million. Incisive said the deal was expected to close in the Third Quarter. It comes just five months after the firm acquired VNU Business […]
Beijing – Reed Exhibitions has formed a joint venture with a leading Chinese show organizer to produce established gift events and explore other opportunities in the bustling Pearl River Delta region. Reed and Shenzhen Sinoexpo Exhibition Co. Ltd., announced on July 2 the launch of Reed Huabo Exhibition (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., and the naming of Shenzhen […]
Montreal – The Canadian branch of GES Exposition Services, Inc. acquired Poitras Exposition Services, the largest exhibition services company in Quebec City, effective June 29. The move bolsters the nationwide operations of GES Canada, which already has offices in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Terms of the deal were not announced. In addition to general service […]
