This Just In
Detroit – As the city of Detroit struggles with a $96 MIL deficit, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has targeted staff cutbacks at Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center as one way to mitigate the financial losses. Lou Pavledes, Director since 1996, was let go on April 20th. The Mayor’s proposed new budget would eliminate 23 of the 103 jobs […]
Boston, MA – When Champion Exposition Services acquired The Colonnade Group last month, it signaled the general service contractor’s entry into an entirely different market arena. The Colonnade Group provides service for major hospitality events for corporations at sports classics including The Kentucky Derby, Breeders’ Cup, Byron Nelson Golf Classic and the FedEx St. Jude […]
Indianapolis, IN – A feasibility study conducted for the Indiana Convention Center & RCA Dome by PricewaterhouseCoopers, released yesterday, found that an expansion of 275,000 square feet of exhibit space would draw an additional 20 major trade shows and five consumer shows per year, pumping $165 million into the local economy. Here’s why the CVB and […]
New York – On March 23, the Board of Directors of the Hotel Association of New York City (HANYC) ratified the action of its Executive Committee for a special tax on hotel rooms. The money raised would be used to underwrite a bond issue which, in turn, would be used for the expansion of the […]
Washington, DC -The National Association of Broadcasters and ExpoExchange unveiled a new technology product this week that will revolutionize and streamline the way buyers and sellers meet and interact with each other before, during and after a trade show. In this exclusive interview with Trade Show Executive magazine, the principals reveal how this next generation of […]
Singapore – Following a two-year trial implementation and a two-month public review, Singapore has now officially implemented new national standards for audits and terminology for its flourishing exhibition industry. With 80% of its exhibition industry already in compliance, Singapore is likely the first in the world to have gotten terminology and audit standardization right — as […]
Cleveland – The eight years he spent at Penton Media have been “the best of times, the worst of times” for Tom Kemp, Chairman & CEO. Kemp resigned on March 24. His departure is planned for later this year, to give a search committee time to find his replacement and to ensure an orderly transition with […]
Toronto – dmg world media has completed acquisition of the Canadian International Farm Equipment Show (CIFES) with its purchase of all shares of Dawn Morris Productions. When last held, CIFES spanned over 370,000 net square feet of exhibit space. Current show managers Jane Hickman and Judy Johnston and their team will join dmg and continue to produce the show. This […]
Tucson, AZ – Steve Sind, President of Global Event Strategies, will present two seminars on emerging opportunities in the exhibition sector in China. The events will be hosted by the Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre (SNIEC) and sponsored by Trade Show Executive magazine. The seminars, set for next month in Chicago and Washington, DC, are […]
Chicago – The two leading providers of photographic services to the trade show industry, Oscar & Associates, Inc. and Einzig Photographers, announced that they have merged. The new company is named Oscar/Einzig Photography. Beginning this week, Einzig’s New York facility is relocating its operations, customer support and all fulfillment to Oscar’s Chicago headquarters. The new company is […]
