The City of McAllen, Texas, has hired Yajaira Flores as its new director of the McAllen Convention Center Facilities, which includes the McAllen Convention Center, the McAllen Performing Arts, and Oval Park and Quinta Mazatlán. Flores has more than 15 years of experience in public ass

The International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA) this week announced the recipients for its 2018 Industry Awards at the annual Honors & Awards Ceremony including selecting Kim Bedier, CVE, as Venue Executive of the Year. IEBA is a not-for-profit trade organization for li

(From Region 6 newsletter) In the year since Hurricane Harvey struck Houston, the city has been defined by its resilience and strength. While the majority of the city was back and open for business just a few short weeks after the storm touched ground, many of the city’s neighborhoods

SMG has named Chris Anderson as the new director of facilities. Anderson will have oversight at Van Andel Arena®, DeVos Place®, and DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Anderson has been with SMG since 2003 with progressive responsibility, first as a maintenance technicia

(First posted as a Walton Arts Center blog) Mark Herrera, IAVM director of education, and Paul Villotti, director of life safety for Henderson Engineers, came to Northwest Arkansas to lead Trained Crowd Management Phase 2 classes for staff at each of its venues, Walton Arts Center and