Eric Granger, an industry veteran with more than 20 years in the live entertainment, sports and facilities management industries, has been named general manager of KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The announcement was made by Bob Newman, President of AEG Facilities, operators

Neal Gunn, CFE, passed away on December 20 following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 74. “Yesterday was a very difficult day for me,” said Mike McGee, CFE, Gunn’s friend of 62 years since both grew up in Monroe, Louisiana. “There is a sense of emptiness t

AEG Ogden-managed Dubai Arena announced the appointment of Thomas Ovesen as the venue’s vice president – programming, becoming the first member of Chief Executive Guy Ngata’s senior management team. AEG Ogden CEO and Chairman Harvey Lister said that securing was a coup not only

The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released an updated version of its popular report, How the Exhibit Dollar is Spent, originally published in 2014. “CEIR is pleased to update these metrics. Exhibitors, organizers and suppliers alike will benefit from understanding whe

In conjunction with the official grand opening of its Americas headquarters, Bridgestone Americas, Inc. and the Nashville Predators announced an additional five-year extension of the naming rights agreement for Bridgestone Arena, home of the Nashville Predators. First signed in March