Reports on the exhibition organizers, exhibitors, CVBs, convention centers, service contractors and suppliers making news in the world of trade and consumer shows.
Three Companies Make Early Q2 Buys By Rachel Wimberly - 05/19/2008
Even though the mergers and acquisitions market in the second quarter has all but slowed to a crawl in the wake of a struggling economy, three companies – Hanley Wood, PennWell and Canon Communications– still managed to make buys in recent weeks. More
Australia Challenges Down Under By Gary Tufel - 05/19/2008
The challenges that Australia's tradeshow and convention business face present an interesting mix of familiar ones to those working in the industry, including changing trends in types of shows and number of attendees, venue space issues, marketing considerations and a focus on education.
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Place With Most Space Wynns Out By Lisa Plummer - 05/19/2008
In a shot across the bow to his Las Vegas competitors, Steve Wynn has announced plans to secure a stronghold in the city's tradeshow arena. Earlier this month, in a first-quarter earnings conference call, the hotel mogul revealed his intentions to add more than 1 million square feet of convention space to the company's inventory.
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PRI Is Too Big for Indiana's Britches By Stephanie Corbin - 05/19/2008
When the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show left Indianapolis after its 2004 show, it was with a promise to come back as soon as the Indiana Convention Center & RCA Dome expanded enough to handle the fast-growing event. Unfortunately, even before the expansion could be completed in time for that anticipated 2011 return, PRI show organizers already know it was going be too little too late.
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Entertainment: It's All About the Play Rachel Wimberly - 05/12/2008
Over the years, Las Vegas has morphed from being primarily a gambling destination to a venue for world-class stage productions and entertainment acts of all kinds. As a result, tradeshow managers and exhibitors have had their pick of performers to wow the crowds on the showfloor.
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Boyd, Gaylord, Sands Earnings Down in Q1 By Rachel Wimberly - 05/12/2008
April showers did not bring May flowers for at least three companies — Boyd Gaming, Las Vegas Sands and Gaylord Entertainment — that had bad news for investors with their first-quarter earnings reports. Las Vegas Sands' earnings declined for the second quarter.
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Travel Technology Group Sells Stake Staff - 05/12/2008
Private equity firm Lakeview Equity Partners, based in Milwaukee, Wis., purchased a majority interest in housing service provider Travel Technology Group. TTG, based in Chicago, services more than 200 events worldwide each year.
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What's in a Name ... or a Logo? By Michael Hart - 05/12/2008
Bob Johnson thinks Marc Morial is making a mountain out of a logo — and apparently the Louisiana State Legislature agrees with Johnson.
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Behind The Story Michael Hart, Editor-in-Chief, Tradeshow Week May 14, 2008 What’s Going on in Las Vegas?
At the end of last week, I attended the annual Las Vegas meeting of the Southwest cha... More
Event Tech Blog Stephen Nold, President, Advon Technologies May 13, 2008 Hi, I am NOT a Mac…
When you watch a Mac commercial, you can see very quickly that I resemble the PC gu... More
Event Tech Blog Stephen Nold, President, Advon Technologies May 8, 2008 Introductions
Introduction
Hey there everybody
Please don't romp or roam
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