By Jasmine Shannon The Venue Safety and Security Committee (VSSC) hosted its first Zoom meetings of the 2020-2021 term on August 20 and September 17. There is a good mixture of new and returning committee members representing all venue sectors (amphitheaters, arenas, convention center

By ISSA and R.V. Baugus Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City kicked off the 2020 NFL season as a GBAC STAR Accredited Facility to Enhance Cleanliness. The stadium, home to the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, has achieved GBAC STAR accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Cou

By R.V. Baugus I first met Jimmy Earl, CVE, in the early 2000s when he was going through the chair rotation on the way to becoming the Association’s President (now Chair) in 2004-05. Jimmy was someone I was eager to meet, and in all honesty it was to be able to make the acquaint

By Anna Wong After over 40 years working in the facility management industry, Senior Associate Athletics Director of the Frank Erwin Center, Jimmy Earl, CVE, announced that he will retire at the end of September. Earl is only the third director of the Erwin Center since the building’s

By MIC Coalition The MIC Coalition, a broad-based group of associations representing millions of restaurants, bars, hotels, wineries, breweries, local radio and television broadcasters, digital music services, retailers and other venues that bring music to consumers, announced the add