By Jonathan Carroll College Park Center at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) has achieved Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC) STAR™ accreditation, the gold standard for prepared facilities. Under the guidance of GBAC, a Division of ISSA, the worldwide cleaning indu
By Jessica Beckmann As I scroll through my LinkedIn newsfeed, I am devastated to see the amount of industry colleagues who are experiencing layoffs and furloughs. I have been fortunate to remain working as COVID-19 has continued to wreak havoc on the events industry, but was recently
By R.V. Baugus These days we need mental strategies to merely cope with life as much as we need any other resource to call on. Times are stressful, uncertainty about the future continues to abound, and yet we are still asked to perform, to get results, to meet expectations, and to oth
By R.V. Baugus The Arizona Coyotes became the first National Hockey League team to welcome fans back when 2,274 attended the January 14 game against the San Jose Sharks. The number fell below the maximum of 3,450 allowed, or 25 percent capacity at Gila River Arena. The team played mor
The National Football League announced that it is planning for 22,000 fans to be in attendance at Super Bowl LV, including around 7,500 vaccinated health care workers. The big game takes place on February 7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, home to the participating Tampa Bay Buccane