By Jasmine Shannon The Venue Safety and Security Committee (VSSC) hosted its first Zoom meetings of the 2020-2021 term on August 20 and September 17. There is a good mixture of new and returning committee members representing all venue sectors (amphitheaters, arenas, convention center

Lisa Harrington, CEO of Abiding Strategy, Helps Navigate Change: Leadership Through the Storm “The venue industry will lead the way into our recovery and heal the hearts of the people of this country ,as we are able to re-engage and begin rebuilding our economy.” – Lisa Harringt

By Scott Mullen, CVE On March 12 we were about to tip-off the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament at the TaxSlayer Center. The teams were on the court warming up and after an emergency conference call with the NCAA, the decision was made to cancel. Like many venue

By Anna Wong After over 40 years working in the facility management industry, Senior Associate Athletics Director of the Frank Erwin Center, Jimmy Earl, CVE, announced that he will retire at the end of September. Earl is only the third director of the Erwin Center since the building’s

The Illinois Quad City Civic Center Authority dba The TaxSlayer Center has qualified for eligibility to receive up to $484,622 through the Local Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency (CURE) Support Program. The local CURE program is funded from financial assistance the State of Ill