By R.V. Baugus and Kentucky Venues Kentucky Venues and Spectra Partnerships – a major division of Spectra, has appointed Kevin Contardo as Director of Partnerships. Contardo brings to Spectra more than 20 years of experience in the live events industry, including tour and arena

By R.V. Baugus If he will pardon me for invoking a chant by WWE fans after a favorite grappler wins a title, I say to Randy Brown, CVE, “You deserve it! You deserve it!” as he was presented with a Sagamore of the Wabash award on Monday, September 27, as part of Randy Brown

By Mary Tucker The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) reports that the U.S. business-to-business (B2B) exhibitions industry improved significantly in the second quarter of 2021 from the previous four quarters as cancellation rates of the physical events dropped to 66.5% fr

By Meghan Risch The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Foundation recognized more than 20 business events industry leaders at the 2021 Visionary Awards, held at the Hilton Washington in Washington, D.C. The Visionary Awards honors the industry’s exceptional stars fo

ASM Global has been appointed as the main operator for two venues within a planned mixed-use destination in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The 20,000-seat Jeddah Arena and the International Convention Centre Jeddah will form part of the Airport City project, which will be based adjacent to the