It was in 1990 that I first met Ed Cohen, then the man – THE MAN – responsible for routing and booking World Wrestling Federation (as it was known then) events at IAVM member venues around the world. I had just started working at IAAM (as we were known then) and had an early conversat
SMG has named Chris Anderson as the new director of facilities. Anderson will have oversight at Van Andel Arena®, DeVos Place®, and DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Anderson has been with SMG since 2003 with progressive responsibility, first as a maintenance technicia
SearchWide Global, an executive search and recruitment firm in the travel, tourism, venue management, experiential marketing, tradeshow and exhibition, sports, and entertainment industry, announced the promotion of Mark Gnatovic to executive vice president and Kellie Henderson as seni
By Chris Munz, Concept3D As usual, this year’s VenueConnect Conference and Trade Show was incredibly valuable. I’ve been going for several years now, and I always enjoy coming out from behind the computer for several days, putting faces with names, and reconnecting with all the profes
BSE Global and AEG Facilities have identified new leaders for Barclays Center and NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The internal promotions name Matthew Felker as the general manager of Barclays Center and Joe Zino as the general manager of NYCB LIVE. Both prom