The 2014 Venue Industry Awards Luncheon—sponsored by Ungerboeck Software International and emceed by Chris Bigelow, founder and owner of The Bigelow Companies—took place during the 2014 VenueConnect Annual Conference & Trade Show in Portland, Oregon. The awards, hosted each year b

Your biggest asset is your staff, and now you can train them for much less with IAVM’s new Venue Group Membership program. Venue Group Membership delivers an affordable discount pricing structure that enables venues to sign up to 20 employees who are involved in venue management

Among sports greening initiatives, efforts around water are often overshadowed by more visible efforts around recycling/composting, fan engagement, and energy efficiency and renewables. However, large swaths of North America have experienced record drought in the last several years, a

The Orlando City Council on Monday unanimously approved SED Development LLC to construct a complex next to the Amway Center. The mixed-used venue will feature a corporate headquarters for the NBA’s Orlando Magic, a hotel, a conference center, and residential and retail facilitie

The Grande Prairie, Alberta, city council approved naming rights this week for The Crystal Centre to the Revolution Auto Group. The venue will soon change its name to Revolution Place. The five-year deal is worth $520,000 in cash and gift in kind. Other name changes approved include t