An audit of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (WWCC) recently referenced data from the 2013 Convention Center Operating Expenses and Revenues Report published by VenueDataSource, the research department of the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM). IAVM has close
The NBA’s Utah Jazz will now play home games in Vivint Smart Home Arena. Previously known as EnergySolutions Arena, the naming rights for the 19,911-seat venue will be for 10 years. “The Utah Jazz and the arena have been an incredible economic engine for this region, and have cr
Minnesota United FC of the North American Soccer League (NASL) announced plans to build a soccer specific stadium centrally located between St. Paul and Minneapolis as the organization will join Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2017 or 2018 as an expansion franchise. The stadium will be c
These are selected news articles that showed up in our inboxes on Monday morning that we want to pass along to you. Convention Center CEO Retires (The San Diego Union-Tribune) “Carol Wallace, CEO of the San Diego Convention Center Corp., announced Wednesday [October 21] that she
Launched in August 2015 at VenueConnect in Baltimore, IAVM’s new certification, the Certified Venue Professional (CVP), recognizes the competence of middle to senior level managers of public assembly venues as well as assisting the managers in creating a professional road map in the v