By Rich Thompson This past Monday, March 23, the VenuWorks-managed Bridge View Center in Ottumwa, Iowa, began their partnership with the Ottumwa YMCA & Ottumwa Community Schools in developing an Emergency Meal Distribution Program, in which we utilize our facility and kitchen to

By R.V. Baugus The Jacob K. Javits Center has been in the national news with construction of a temporary medical station to house non-COVID-19 patients and relieve the burden on local hospitals. The venue sent out a tweet on Thursday morning that reads, Our workforce constructs extrao

By R.V. Baugus The Fort Worth (TX) Convention Center is entering uncharted territory as the venue serves as a temporary shelter for the community homeless. Mike Crum, Director, Public Events Department for the Fort Worth Convention Center | Will Rogers Memorial Center | Office of Outd

In supporting American Event Workers, IAVM has signed and supported the following letter. THE COALITION TO RESCUE AMERICAN EVENT WORKERS March 19, 2020 The Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin Secretary Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 The Honorabl

By Becca Wilusz, Ph.D. Things have been extremely busy as we all adjust to the new normal, especially for those of us on acollege/university campus and within my own realm of athletics. It’s definitely surreal being on an empty campus with students gone and so many working remotely. W