By Holly Beal Chef Sarah Leavell, Executive Sous Chef at Cox Business Center and BOK Center, won a silver medal in the Hot Food Division of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) competition and placed third overall in the division. The competition took place during the Oklahoma Food

SMG has named Casey Sparks as general manager of BOK Center and Cox Business Center in Tulsa. Sparks most recently served as the assistant general manager for BOK Center for five years. That position is now assumed by Joe Giordano. “As assistant general manager, Casey’s leadership and

The Cox Business Center in Tulsa, managed by SMG and owned by the City of Tulsa, announced the appointment of Angie Teel, CMP, as the assistant general manager. Teel joins the venue from the St. Charles Convention Center where she has acted as a director since 2011. She has more than

Kerry Painter, CEM, CVE, CMP, who helps oversee the internationally award-winning convention center in Tulsa, Okla., has been named general manager and director of Raleigh’s Convention Center complex. City Manager Ruffin Hall announced today that Painter will begin her new duties on D

When Nathaniel Porter and Allie Stites took on the roles of co-chair for a two-day Region 6 Future Industry Leaders Conference on January 30-31 in Tulsa, they had no idea whether the first-ever such event targeted toward mid-level venue managers would warrant a second look. But after