By Jim Kinney Stuart J. Hurwitz, a restaurant owner known as “Mr. Springfield” when he ran the Springfield (MA) Civic Center, died Sunday, February 19. He was 83. In a 2003 profile in The Republican, Hurwitz answered the question “I’m successful because”

By Alexis Berggren Director of Event Services, New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center The Region 5 Conference is rapidly approaching on April 4-7 in New Orleans. Plan now to be at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for the education and networking opportunity of a lifetime

Region 7 was host to an IAVM Arizona Chapter Meeting on February 1 at the Phoenix Convention Center with a full one-day itinerary that touched on several topics and issues that qualify as hot in the venue management industry. “It was a successful meeting,” said Robby Ellio

As the Venue Management School celebrates its 30th year, we want to urge you to connect with us and share your own personal VMS story for the May/June issue of Facility Manager magazine. Whether serving as an instructor or going through the school as a student, the Wheeling Feeling an

Ask practically anyone involved in the public assembly venue industry about the legacy he or she wishes to leave upon their career and you will often hear the phrase of making a difference in the community and the industry. The good news is that there is always time to make that exact