By Stacie Bauer Ungerboeck announced that it has acquired the products developed by risk management agency Reliance Risk and will be debuting an industry-first application for mitigating risk to events and venues. Risk management is an essential part of venue management and event plan

Jolene Herz has been named vice-president of booking for the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. Her role has been expanded to overseeing all live events at the venue and she will continue to report to Geni Lincoln, general manager and senior vice-president of live events. Herz has wo

Marquette University in Milwaukee has sold an 11-acre parcel of land to Bear Development, which plans on building a new sports and entertainment district that will be anchored by an 8,000-seat soccer-specific stadium. Bear Development will serve as the master developer for the project

By thestadiumbusiness.com Global technology company JMA Wireless has acquired naming rights to the Carrier Dome, home of Syracuse University’s sports teams. The 10-year deal rebrands the stadium as the JMA Wireless Dome, or the JMA Dome for short. It marks the first time the Carrier D

By R.V. Baugus Samir Bitar, Principal with The Art of Consulting in Los Angeles, will headline the Performing Arts Centers keynote at VenueConnect when he speaks on Guest Journey Mapping. The session is Thursday, July 21 from 11:00-11:45 am. A highly sought thought leader, Samir and h