Bill Herman has been promoted to general manager of Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas. Herman has served as assistant general manager with Allen Event Center since July 2017 overseeing daily and event operations at the venue. “Bill’s extensive experience in arena operations, event pl

The Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC), owned by the City of Los Angeles and managed by AEG Facilities, announced its straw ban during a sustainability presentation at the National League of Cities (NLC) City Summit on November 9, 2018. The United States uses over 500 million plasti

Matthews Southwest Hospitality, LLC, a national hospitality industry developer based in Dallas, TX, released an initial conceptual design of the proposed headquarters hotel that would be attached to the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, giving the public a first glimpse

Visit Seattle announced the promotion of Kelly Saling to vice president, convention sales and services, a position that will include significant additional responsibilities. In this expanded role, Saling will now lead Visit Seattle’s Convention Services team, in addition to continued

Spectra, the providers of venue management and food services and hospitality to the Owensboro (KY) Convention Center and the Owensboro Sportscenter, announced some promotions and welcomes a new member to their Owensboro team. Jessica Wilson Beckmann is now the director of the Owensbor