AC&F Industry News

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (MCCNO) Director of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility Linda Baynham was recently recognized as one of five local Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) Champions by New Orleans and Company, the city’s destination marketing organization. Honored during the weeklong celebration, NTTW champions are individuals in the industry who are passionate […]

  For more information about the Milwaukee Convention Center Expansion opening in 2024 visit www.visitmilwaukee.org/meetings-and-conventions/meeting-and-event-venues/building-more/

The City of Austin recently sought a qualified professional design and engineering firm through a Request For Qualifications (RFQ) solicitation to provide comprehensive design, architecture, and engineering service for the redevelopment and expansion of the Austin Convention Center. The RFQ kicks off the design stage of the project and is the next step in the […]

Points of Light, the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to accelerating people-powered change, recently announced The Civic 50 honorees of 2023, which included Caesars Entertainment for the ninth consecutive year. A report featuring key trends, benchmarking data and insights from the honorees was also released. Now in its 11th year, The Civic 50 is a national […]

  Hyatt Hotels Corporation is proud to announce the launch of a new Inclusive Collection brand, Impression by Secrets, with the opening of Impression by Secrets Isla Mujeres. Located in the heart of one of Mexico’s most iconic island destinations, the new luxury resort marks the introduction of the ultra-exclusive, adults-only Impression by Secrets brand, […]

The IMEX team unveiled a new brand refresh at IMEX Frankfurt. They felt that their current brand no longer reflected the company or its experiences. But they incorporated some of the old branding into the new. It took almost 18 months to design. The new look featured pastel colors derived from its legacy branding, set-off […]

  The Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino welcomed attendees and exhibitors to Dell Technologies World this week as the resort celebrates the completion of its North Convention Center. Reflecting the evolving needs and preferences of planners and attendees, the Mandalay Bay Convention Center remodel includes significant technology upgrades, dynamic digital signage and a fresh, new design complementing […]

 Explore St. Louis celebrated a major milestone with the installation of the last piece of roof truss steel above its new 72,000 sf state-of-the-art exhibit space, which is part of the AC Next Gen project. This is part of a $240 million expansion and facelift underway at the America’s Center Convention Complex in downtown St. […]

The final beam has been lifted for the exterior of the Wisconsin Center expansion project. With the exterior complete, they can begin focusing on the construction on the interior. The expansion will bring the exposition hall to 300,000 contiguous sf, add 24 new meeting rooms, include no fewer than 400 indoor parking spaces, add six […]

  Visit Atlantic City has announced that Gary Musich has been appointed to serve as the vice president of sales, once again leading the sales team for the organization. Among his responsibilities, Musich will be responsible for productivity reporting, ensuring the sales team has the resources they need to meet their goals, and managing the […]