One of the live entertainment industry’s biggest professional events, the 39th Annual Event & Arena Marketing Conference, was held recently in Las Vegas, and the SMG staff at Van Andel Arena® in Grand Rapids, Michigan, did not come home empty handed as their “Thank You Cards for

The CenturyLink Center in Omaha is undergoing a naming rights change to CHI Health Center Omaha that becomes effective on September 1. The deal is a 20-year agreement worth $23.6 million and was unanimously approved by the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority. CHI Healt

Venue Coalition announced that it has promoted Jordan Racine and has expanded its booking team with the addition of Teresa Guy. Jordan Racine has been promoted to booking/operations manager for the venue consulting organization. In his expanded role at Venue Coalition, Racine will foc

The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) announced the appointment of Carolyn Johnson as director of marketing and communications. Johnson worked most recently at Hostplus, where she led the marketing efforts. Prior to joining Hostplus, she held a number of senior marketi

Taylor Harrison Speegle, director of corporate relations for Walton Arts Center/Walmart AMP, has been named a member of the 2018 Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 class. Each year, Arkansas Business honors 40 intriguing business and political leaders who are under 40 years old. Speegle gr