Dean Dennis is a 20-year veteran in the convention center world and has seen and done a lot, but his newest professional opportunity is one that has him excited as he prepares to lead the 600,000-square-feet Atlantic City Convention Center. “I consider it a real honor to be

The wildfire destruction that swept across eastern Tennessee near the Great Smokey Mountains National Park has left 13 dead with the number of damaged buildings in Gatlinburg standing near 1,000. As the fires started early last week and had been burning for several days mostly in the

When Wenger Corporation acquired the assets of 45-year-old SECOA, it did so with an eye toward the future. “What we can benefit from this acquisition of the assets is that we have an opportunity to grow and pick up sales and their book of business, as it were,” said Chris Simpson, pre

Industry icon Vince Egan, best known as the founder of VEE Corporation and a kingpin for the touring show industry, passed away on Wednesday, November 30 following a lengthy illness. He was 74. Kevin Kulas, SVP Marketing/Booking for VStar Entertainment Group, the name of the company f

Last week (November 22), a U.S. District Judge in Texas issued a nationwide temporary injunction against the Department of Labor’s (DOL) overtime regulation, which was scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016. The nationwide temporary injunction puts a hold on the