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Boston – Private equity firm ABRY Partners and Sundance Business Enterprises, a wholly owned subsidiary formed by David Nussbaum, former CEO of Penton Media, have joined forces to invest in B-to-B media companies and vertically focused online companies. ABRY has committed $100 million of equity capital to the venture, which it said should drive at least […]
Ottawa, ON, Canada – A proposal to end Canada’s Visitor Rebate Program for its Goods and Services Tax (GST) was set to take effect Apr. 1. The proposal was part of the spending restraint measures announced by the Canadian government on Sept. 25, 2006. The GST is a value-added tax that applies to most goods and services […]
Los Angeles, CA – Pouria Abbassi, who is serving as interim general manager of the Los Angeles Convention Center, was named to the job on a permanent basis by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on March 19. Abbassi, whose appointment is subject to approval by the city council, will replace George Rakis, who retired last year. He had […]
New York, NY – Trade show organizers who were disappointed at the scope of the ongoing expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center found an ally in New York’s new governor, who called for the project to be redesigned to add even more square footage. Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s people stunned Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration at […]
Pittsburgh, PA – The David L. Lawrence Convention Center re-opened for business on schedule March 9 after structural safeguards and repairs were completed in and around a section of floor that collapsed in dramatic fashion beneath a semi-truck on the second-story loading dock. The facility marked the occasion with the opening day of the Pittsburgh Home […]
Las Vegas, NV – GES Exposition Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Viad Corp., announced on Feb. 2 the acquisition of Melville Exhibition and Event Services Ltd., an exhibition contractor, and Corporate Technical Services Ltd., a registration and database services company. The acquisition enables GES to expand internationally, a key step in the company’s growth strategy. Kevin Rabbitt, […]
New York, NY – The deal that would merge Penton Media, Inc. and Prism Business Media Holdings, Inc., to form one of the largest B-to-B media companies in the U.S., was formally completed Feb. 1. The private equity firms Wasserstein & Co., and MidOcean Partners will each own 50% percent of the combined companies, which will […]
New York, NY — Jupitermedia Corporation is now the full owner of the ISPCON and INBOX trade shows after acquiring the outstanding interests in the internet industry events from The Golden Group I, Inc. Golden Group had owned 50.1 percent of the two annual ISPCON shows and 100 percent of INBOX, which comprised its entire […]
Washington, DC — The National Restaurant Association is seeking a new president and chief executive officer following the announcement that Steven Anderson would be stepping down after eight years in the position. Anderson will depart the NRA Feb. 23 to take over as president and CEO of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, a trade […]
Carlsbad, CA – Trade Show Executive magazine, entering its eighth year of publication, has signed industry leader Simmons Market Research Bureau to conduct a major survey of its 5,190 BPA-audited subscribers. Simmons Research, the gold standard in media research for over 50 years, will gather extensive data on demographics, buyer behavior and buying intentions of TSE’s […]
