From Ticketing Business News Jared Smith is stepping down as global chairman of Ticketmaster at the end of the year after more than 17 years with the ticketing giant. In August, Smith was promoted to chairman of the combined North America and International teams as it looks to become

By Nancy Walker The Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC), owned by the City of Los Angeles and managed by ASM Global, announced that the facility has been awarded LEED certification at the Gold level for Existing Buildings Operations & Maintenance (LEED-EB: O&M) for the thir

By R.V. Baugus Gene Smith is in his 15th year as director of athletics at The Ohio State University. He is widely recognized among the leaders of his profession and has been named “one of the most powerful people in collegiate sport.” Attendees at this year’s virtual VenueConnec

By ISSA and R.V. Baugus The Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, launched its GBAC STAR Facility Directory. This new web-based tool allows users to identify facilities that have earned or committed to achieve GBAC STAR accreditation, the designation reserved fo

By Sarah Maio The Wisconsin Center District (WCD) Governance Committee has unanimously approved a resolution to finance the $420 million convention center expansion project. This is the final approval needed in order to begin the planning phase of the project, which will be led by CAA