By R.V. Baugus Steve Koonin is a busy man these days. The chief executive officer of the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arenas wears many hats.Steve Koonin is a busy man these days. The chief executive officer of the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena wears many hats. Steve (“Don&

Zakiya Smith-Dore, MBA, CVP has been named Assistant Director of Operations for San Diego Theatres, the non-profit operators of the Historic Balboa Theatre (1,339 seats) and the San Diego Civic Theatre (2,967 seats). In this role, Zakiya is responsible for overseeing Event Operations

By R.V. Baugus and StadiumBusiness After going through a year of athletic competition where venues were either void of fans or with a very limited capacity, we all know the energy and atmosphere was just not the same as in a full building. Now, the Summer Olympics in Tokyo which begin

By R.V. Baugus To think, when I was a kid the big deal at a baseball stadium was just hoping to afford seats so I didn’t have to sit on those hot aluminum bleachers at Arlington Stadium when the Texas Rangers relocated from Washington, D.C., in 1971. Today? Seems the latest in h

By Nadia Vanderhoof Marking the largest event to date hosted at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando, the Amateur Athletic Union’s (AAU) 48th AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships welcomed more than 135,000 attendees across two weeks, from June 18-29, 2021, cre