By Hilarie Carpenter, CTA The Grand Rapids-Kent County Convention/Arena Authority (CAA) recently announced that Charlie Secchia will step down from the board after nearly 10 years of service. Secchia was appointed to the seven-member board that oversees DeVos Place, DeVos Performance

By Kristina Lankow “Midwest hospitality at its best.” That’s the philosophy at the Swiftel Center, ringing true as the facility has been awarded the 2021 South Dakota Great Place designation by the South Dakota Department of Tourism. “The South Dakota Great Place program recognizes bu

By MCCNO Communications Department The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (NOENMCC) announced that Convention Center President Michael J. Sawaya was included in Biz New Orleans’ New Orleans 500 publication which profiles business leaders who are driving the greater New Orl

By R.V. Baugus IAVM sends it congratulations to Juan Gabriel Tamez, CVE, CEM, Managing Director, Expo Guadalajara, for being named the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award at IAEE’s Expo! Expo! recently held in Philadelphia. The International Association of Exhibitions a

By Mary Klida Karen Totaro, CVE, general manager for ASM Global, announced Huntington Place as the new name for Detroit’s world-class convention center. The new name signifies an important moment in the transformation of Detroit’s gathering place for conventions, meetings and special