Tag: Chicago

Chicago launches new, bold marketing campaign. [...] Read more

After a competitive bid process, Chicago’s Metropolitan Pier and Exhibition Authority, the municipal corporation that owns McCormick Place, has chosen SMG, a convention and arena management company, to manage the convention center. [...] Read more

JW Marriott opens in Chicago and other hotels are coming soon. [...] Read more

Truly Great Lakes

This rambling patch of American heartland is amply blessed by the quintet of enormous fresh-water lakes gracing its northern tier and its functional meeting facilities. [...] Read more

Play: DuPage Children's Museum

The museum features six meeting rooms that accommodate up to 160 for seminars and 200 for dinners. [...] Read more

Plan: Union Station Chicago

The venue’s Beaux Arts-styled Great Hall holds 2,500 for receptions and 1,500 for banquets. [...] Read more

Meet: Q Center

Q Center sits on 95 acres of secluded, wooded property and has more than 150,000 square feet of meeting space and 118 meeting rooms. [...] Read more

Southwest acquires AirTran and gives meeting planners more options for travel. [...] Read more

Darrel C. Jones retires as president and CEO of Florida’s Emerald Coast CVB, Jason Outman becomes director of sales for the Columbia Metropolitan CVB and the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in South Carolina and more. [...] Read more

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From social networking to creative cost-cutting measures, trade shows are changing. Find out how to get a greater return on investment at events. [...] Read more