By R.V. Baugus Adina Erwin, CVE, wrapped up her productive year as IAVM Chair by passing the gavel to Kerry Painter, CVE, to for the most part conclude activities during VenueConnect. Erwin recounted her most recent column in Venue Professional magazine in which she equated the role o

By Mary Deifer Kerry Painter, CVE, general manager and director of the Raleigh Convention and Performing Arts Complex, presented expansion plans and renderings to the Wake County Board of Commissioners for the Raleigh Convention Center’s proposed expansion, a project which will double

By Chrissy Deal Raleigh Convention Center and its in-house caterer, Centerplate, have introduced “A Seat at the Table: Southern Cuisine Featuring North Carolina’s Women and BIPOC Farmers and Food Producers,” a new menu featuring products grown and raised by small-scale farmers in Nort

By Kerry Painter, CVE In the December 2006 issue of Facility Manager magazine, I wrote the following: “The story here is not about buildings, moldy carpets, insurance issues or structural integrity. What I’ve come to learn after endless weeks is that the story is about change, adaptio

By Kerry Painter, CVE Our venues have always been a reflection of the best of our community by providing memorable moments and iconic events for its citizens as well as places of support such as fundraisers, economic impact, or in the recent decade, places of refuge from weather. It w