By Eric R. Gerard The City of Birmingham, Alabama and global design firm Populous celebrated a double-debut this fall as the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center Authority unveiled the new 42,000-seat Protective Stadium and the completely redesigned 15,000-seat Legacy Arena in the city’s

By Melissa Cappabianca AT&T has unveiled new 5G-based experiences for Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Bulls fans at the United Center. AT&T, the official 5G innovation partner of the NHL’s Blackhawks and NBA’s Bulls, has made United Center the first shared NBA/NHL arena to im

By ASM Global ASM Global has appointed Alex Merchán as executive vice-president of marketing as part of a plan to substantially increase the company’s programs for its portfolio of facilities across the world. Merchán joins ASM having served as executive vice-president of Live Nation

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