SMG announced the appointment of Bob Sauter to general manager of Moscone Center in San Francisco. Sauter had been performing as acting general manager of the facility. “Bob is a long-term SMG and Moscone professional,” said SMG President/CEO Wes Westley. “He brings his ye

By Jennifer J. Douglass, CTA, Communications and Marketing Manager After an extensive nationwide search, Krystine St. Michael Bussiere, CMP, has been named Director of Sales & Marketing for the Baltimore Convention Center. Krystine will be responsible for leading a team of 14 who

The City of Garland (TX) approved a variance that will allow the Curtis Culwell Center the rights to sell alcohol. The Curtis Culwell Center is a Garland Independent School District (GISD) owned facility. “This is great news that will allow us to attract more events,” said

Larry N. Rogers, who for 14 years managed the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center (now James Brown Arena) and turned it into a profitable business operating in the black, passed away December 14 of medical problems. He was 76. Fittingly, the obituary note includes the following appro

The Cox Business Center in Tulsa, managed by SMG and owned by the City of Tulsa, announced the appointment of Angie Teel, CMP, as the assistant general manager. Teel joins the venue from the St. Charles Convention Center where she has acted as a director since 2011. She has more than