Congratulations to IAVM member Kim Stone, executive vice president and general manager of the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida. She was recently inducted into the University of North Carolina’s Hall of Fame in Journalism. Stone has been with the Miami Heat organization s

From David Leon Moore’s “Las Vegas makes plays to lure pro sports teams” in USA Today: The most pressing prospect is a potential Major League Soccer franchise, but the deal will probably only happen if the Las Vegas city council agrees in December to include public f

The first reason is the obvious one—Swift’s tours are massively successful. Here are a few highlights from “The Red Tour” in 2013-2014: • 86 shows on four continents • 1.7 million tickets sold (100 percent sold out) • US$150 million in total revenue • Swift became th

There was a lot of news this past week. Here are some stories that caught our eyes. Music City Center to Add iBeacon Technology —The Tennessean “In a 1.2 million-square-foot building, directions appearing on a phone screen could be a welcome addition for visitors, as well as hel