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LAS VEGAS – Wynn Resorts, MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment have reached tentative deals with the Las Vegas Culinary and Bartenders Unions. In total, deals with the three casino resort companies involve about 30,000 workers. Five-year contracts have been negotiated at each resort company. The threat of the strike loomed with several trade shows […]
CHICAGO — Safeguarding events and security strategy is an ever-evolving industry, especially during times of global and domestic conflict and tension. Today, there is a heightened level of risk around the work, most notably the Israel-Hamas war, Russia’s war in Ukraine, which can put venues and large-scale events at risk. Most recently explosives at a […]
LAS VEGAS — Resorts World Las Vegas announced it is now officially powered by 100% renewable energy in partnership with NV Energy. Since opening in 2021, the resort has decreased water consumption and energy use by more than 30%, based on industry standards, and utilizes dynamic building management systems to monitor and optimize energy and […]
LAS VEGAS — Caesars Entertainment is demonstrating its commitment to health and wellness with its new Wellness Menu for conventions and meetings, which will debut in 2024 and allow event organizers to choose from a variety of wellness activities coordinated by Caesars to help attendees thrive and practice healthy habits. The company debuted the menu […]
CHICAGO — The 2023 New York Comic Con (NYCC) marks 10 years of partnership between ReedPop and Leap Event Technology. The two companies have collaborated through the decade on process and technology innovations that enhance the attendee experience and generate success for NYCC. The partnership began in 2013, and for NYCC that year, Leap Event […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Each year, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute’s Equip Exposition brings together thousands of attendees and exhibitors from the international landscaping, outdoor living and equipment industries — and a certain family of trade show professionals. Mike, Evan and Ian Cox all work in different roles on Equip Exposition, and each October they’re brought […]
NEW YORK— Toy Fair first announced in early October that it would move to New Orleans in 2026 for a three-year commitment, and then, less than two weeks later, said the show would remain at Javits Center in New York City, where Toy Fair has taken place for 118 years. The announcement of the move […]
This story had new developments since publication, find the latest news on Toy Fair here. NEW YORK — After 118 years in New York City, the $27 billion toy industry’s most important trade show announced that it will move to New Orleans after its 2025 show, for a three-year commitment. Toy Fair (aka the North […]
PHILADELPHIA – Informa Markets’ New Hope Network held its final Natural Products Expo East in Philadelphia last week as the healthy lifestyle products company announced a new event to debut next year, Newtopia Now. Newtopia Now will introduce a new trade show event format that the company says will focus on leveraging a more tailored […]
FENTON, Mo.—At its recent brand event, Activate, Maritz brought in the Events Industry Council’s (EIC) Chief Sustainability Officer for the Center for Sustainability and Social Impact, Mariela Bazán, to launch the Sustainable Event Professional Certificate (SEPC) introductory course for 48 of its team members. The SEPC is an online certification program launched last year for […]
