By Holli Hanson The NBA Portland Trail Blazers and Rose Quarter have undergone some major changes in staffing. Specifically, Amanda Mann has been promoted to senior vice president and general manager of Rose Quarter operations where she oversees all booking, ticket operations, guest e

From NBA.com The Sacramento Kings announced the NBA’s first blockchain-powered reward program in collaboration with Blockparty. The Kings plan to add the new reward program as an enhancement to the NBA’s first predictive gaming application, “Call the Shot,” in time for upcoming 2019-2

Industry veteran and long-time IAVM member John Robertson, CVE, will retire from his position as general manager of the Charleston (WV) Coliseum & Convention Center on October 23. IAVM invited this industry legend and friend to share thoughts about his career and relationships bu

By Jana DeGeorge On Thursday, October 3, Simmons Bank assumed naming rights to Verizon Arena, which is now Simmons Bank Arena. The event comes nearly a year after the bank’s November 2018 announcement of a $10.5 million deal to acquire naming rights to the 18,000 seat multi-purpose ar

Sports & Entertainment General Manager Barry Geisler will retire after 34 years at EagleBank Arena on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, at the end of the year. Geisler began his career in 1982 at the Oakland Coliseum and subsequently became an event coor