By Kerry Painter, CVE In the December 2006 issue of Facility Manager magazine, I wrote the following: “The story here is not about buildings, moldy carpets, insurance issues or structural integrity. What I’ve come to learn after endless weeks is that the story is about change, adaptio

IAVM Region 1, 2, 3 & 5 friends and colleagues: The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted us all, and along with meeting and travel restrictions in both Kansas City and the State of Missouri, the Region Directors and their Boards have made the decision to pos

By Deb Churchill Tyler Schyvinck, facilities manager at Starlight Theatre, and I had the opportunity to attend the 2020 Academy for Venue Safety & Security thanks to a grant funded by LYRASIS and Performing Arts Readiness (PAR). The Academy for Venue Safety & Security provid

By Becca Wilusz, Ph.D. Things have been extremely busy as we all adjust to the new normal, especially for those of us on acollege/university campus and within my own realm of athletics. It’s definitely surreal being on an empty campus with students gone and so many working remotely. W

By Mary Tucker The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released preliminary projections of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on the U.S. business-to-business (B2B) exhibition industry in the coming months. These calculations were derived from cancellations reported