By Sarah McAlister Kerry Painter, CVE, director of the Raleigh Convention and Performing Arts Complex, announced that Jim Lavery, general manager of the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, will retire at the end of March after a 40-year career. Michelle Bradley will serve as a

By Mark Herrera The International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) —representing thousands of venue managers and partner companies in stadiums, convention centers, performing arts centers, arenas, amphitheaters, stadiums and other public assembly venues continues to monitor the de

By Zach Spedden SoFi Stadium will begin hosting the annual college football LA Bowl game in December, bringing another major event to the upcoming venue. The future home to the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, SoFi Stadium is reportedly on track to be completed in July. Thro

By TheStadiumBusiness The U.S. arm of Japanese automotive manufacturer Honda has agreed a 10-year extension to its naming rights partnership with the home arena of NHL Anaheim Ducks. The arena first became known as the Honda Center in October 2016 through a 15-year contract agreed wit

  The International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) has hit an exciting milestone with its largest membership in association history…7,000 members! To show this amount of growth over the past few years plus keeping our member retention at above industry standards is a testam