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Palm Beach Convention Bureau Chief Resigns
West Palm Beach, FL -- Warren "Mac" McLaughlin, the president and chief executive of the Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau for nearly 20 years, resigned today over a scandal in which the...
TVI Corp. Acquires Signature Special Event Services
Glenn Dale, MD -- TVI Corp., which supplies temporary shelter and other equipment to government emergency-response agencies, has acquired Signature Special Event Services, an event equipment rental...
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Prism to Acquire Penton; Deal Includes 80-Plus Events
New York -- Prism Business Media yesterday announced plans to acquire Penton Media, adding more than 80 conferences and trade shows combined to its line-up of 17 events.
Illness Strickens Passengers on River Cruises
St. Louis -- More than 100 passengers fell ill to an apparent stomach virus during two river cruises on the Mississippi Queen paddleboat over the past two weeks.
Roby Named CEO of Chicago Convention Bureau
Chicago -- Tim Roby, president of the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau since April, today was named the organization's chief executive as well.
How to Buy It: Cognac
Cognac is increasingly the brown spirit of choice among business people "tired of the corporate scotch."
Seabourn President Passes Away
Fort Lauderdale, FL -- Deborah Natansohn, the president and chief operating officer of Seabourn Cruise Line, died yesterday in a hospital here after suffering a heart attack on Sunday. She was 53.
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Sabre Taps Meeting Venue Booking Engine
Southlake, Texas -- Sabre Travel Network has agreed to add Worktopia's online, meeting venue booking engine to its global distribution system, the first such agreement that the giant of computerized...
Oregon Visitors Association Names New CEO
Portland, OR -- Jeff Miller, manager of this city's convention center, has been appointed president and chief executive of the Portland Oregon Visitors Association, effective Nov. 13.
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