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ASM Global and Frost Bank have announced a multi-year agreement naming Frost Bank a founding partner for San Antonio’s Boeing Center at Tech Port, a 130,000-square-foot exhibition center located on a 1,900-acre campus. As part of the partnership, Frost is now the official commercial banking partner for the Boeing Center at Tech Port. The premium […]
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The City of Fishers, Indiana, has selected ASM Global to provide pre-opening services and professional management for the city’s new $170 million sports and entertainment center slated to open in December 2024. The 7,500-seat venue with 23 suites and additional premium loge club seating and lounges will be home to the East Coast Hockey League’s […]
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GreenCity and ASM Global have entered into an agreement for the development and operation of the proposed 17,000-seat GreenCity Arena in Henrico County, Virginia, planned to be the greenest venue in the United States. The venue will be a central feature of the $2.3 billion development. It will be designed for concerts, family shows, sports […]
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Wake Forest University has partnered with ASM Global, which has assumed the management and operation of the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The venue joins ASM’s growing portfolio of university venues including facilities at University of Virginia, University of Pittsburgh, University of Colorado and Fresno State University. “ASM’s best-in-class arena and event management expertise is […]
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Boeing has entered into a separate agreement with ASM Global to rename the Tech Port Center + Arena, a 130,000-square-foot multipurpose exhibition center in San Antonio, as the Boeing Center at Tech Port as part of a new partnership between Boeing and the Kelly Heritage Foundation, an educational nonprofit organization affiliated with Port San Antonio, […]
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ASM Global has announced three new executive hires. Bryce G. Townsend is the new senior vice president, commercial partnerships; Kevin Dent is now vice president, sponsorship sales and business development; and Emily Wilson has been named director of marketing solutions. In making the announcement, Jason Oberlander, ASM Global’s chief commercial officer, said, “we have even […]
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ASM Global has named Kelvin D. Moore as regional vice president and general manager of McCormick Place Convention Center, North America’s largest convention center located in Chicago. Moore has held leadership positions at convention centers, stadiums and multipurpose facilities throughout the United States, most recently as regional vice president and general manager for ASM at […]
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ASM Global has promoted industry veteran Alex Merchán to chief marketing officer. In his new role, Merchán, whose most recent position was executive vice president of marketing, will spearhead the company’s branding and positioning across areas including global partnerships, digital and CRM strategy, business development and advisory and investing efforts across the U.S. and internationally. […]
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ASM Global has named Gary Jacobus as president, business development, to oversee the company’s expanding business development and account-retention footprint across the Americas. Jacobus was an architect of the growth of the NFL’s global marketing partnerships program and has headed IMG’s global sports and entertainment corporate consulting division. During his tenure with the NBA, he […]
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ASM Global has appointed Kimberly Weedmark of Universal Studios Hollywood as the new general manager for the Los Angeles Convention Center. Weedmark has worked in the LA convention space for more than two decades. “Los Angeles continues to grow as a hub for many of the world’s significant conventions and events; and with Kimberly’s longtime […]
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Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer.
The @MountainWest Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in @VisitMesa, Arizona, May 21–24.
.@usavolleyball has announced that Denver will host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships on May 24–28, an event which will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to operate Destination KP, a new youth sports venue located on Long Island, New York, withTim O’Connell appointed as general manager.
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