Reports on the exhibition organizers, exhibitors, CVBs, convention centers, service contractors and suppliers making news in the world of trade and consumer shows.
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. More
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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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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Finally, Big Apple to Expand By Rachel Wimberly - 05/12/2008
For more than a decade, show managers with maxed-out tradeshows in New York City have been promised the sun, moon and stars when it came to expanding the Jacob K. Javits Center of New York and the city-owned Piers 92 and 94 in the West 50s.
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PennWell Buys Avionics 05/01/2008
PennWell Corp. has acquired Avionics Expo, a U.K.-based company that organizes Avionics, an aerospace electronics show held each March in Amsterdam. PennWell already owns Military & Aerospace Forum, last held March 11-12 in San Diego. More
OutDoor Sticks With Friedrichshafen Staff - 05/05/2008 The latest international exhibition news includes new shows, postponements and changes to existing shows from Europe to the Middle East and beyond.More
Company-building 101 Rachel Wimberly - 05/05/2008
The fast and furious pace at which 1105 Media was formed two years ago and rapidly expanded upon through multiple acquisitions since has been just another day at the office for Neal Vitale, the company's president and CEO. After all, he did it before, with Petersen Publishing in the late '90s when he and his private equity partners bought that company, took it public and sold it in two years flat.
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Event Tech Blog Stephen Nold, President, Advon Technologies May 8, 2008 Introductions
Introduction
Hey there everybody
Please don't romp or roam
We'... More
Tradeshow Experiences Nith Sisombath, CEM, SNS Enterprises, May 1, 2008 CEM Rewrite Update
I recently finished three conference calls to discuss the initial rewrite of three di... More
Tradeshow Tales Rachel Wimberly, Associate Editor, Tradeshow Week April 25, 2008 A News Avalanche
At Tradeshow Week, our work week is essentially reversed. Instead of winding down on ... More
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