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Sixth Annual Jackson Restaurant Week Returns In October

Jackson Restaurant Week has scheduled October 5-11 for its sixth season showcasing the best of Jackson’s culinary scene. Join us in Jackson, Mississippi for fourteen days of good eats and great giving. Jackson Restaurant Weeks is special because it shines the light on our best local eateries – but also our best local …

From the River to the Lake, Kenner has it all!

Fly into the Louis Armstrong International Airport or road-trip your way in, to discover Kenner’s majestic Louisiana landscape steeped in history, culture, and entertainment.  Minutes from New Orleans & the French Quarter, Kenner is Jefferson Parish’s largest incorporated city and convenient to anything you want to access in Southeast Louisiana.

Spotlight on Shreveport and Bossier City

Shreveport and Bossier City market themselves as “Louisiana’s Other Side” to accentuate their location near the state’s western border with Texas. More specifically, Shreveport-Bossier is in the northwest corner of Louisiana where I-20 and I-49 converge. The Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) is served by four airlines.

“Our team believes Shreveport-Bossier …

36-Acre Sawyer Yards Arts & Entertainment Complex Coming To Houston

By Austin Dressman – VisitHoustonTexas.com

Houston is ranked No. 3 by Travel + Leisure in “America’s Most Cultured Cities 2015”. The city’s cultural dominance will soon be reinforced with the creation of the 36-acre Sawyer Yards arts campus, one of the largest art destinations of its kind in the country.

With the …

Best-Practice Tips For Hosting Sports Events At Your Convention Center

Planning and hosting sports events can be much different than business meetings, social events or conventions. Industry professionals offer the following best-practice tips for working with these groups.

1. Staffing Staffing is key to success, said Nicole Seltzer, director of convention center sales with the Memphis Cook Convention Center. …

Renovated Event Center & Revitalized Downtown Make Springdale AR Exciting, Affordable

By Sabe Fink

With facilities such as the 44,000-square-foot Northwest Arkansas Convention Center (NACC) and adjacent Holiday Inn, more than 1,500 hotel rooms, additional flexible meeting space nearby, great dining and a central location in booming Northwest Arkansas, Springdale is the ideal place for a small group meeting or …

Game Changer: Sports Events Emerge as Key Business Segment for Destinations Industry

By Selena Chavis

In recent years, the potential of the sports events market has garnered notable attention from destination marketing groups, carving out a respectable, sustainable niche. While meetings and events are rebounding across the board following a few turbulent, lean years, the sports events industry has maintained a strong, steady presence, …

Large Event Facilities Offer Flexibility To Groups Of All Sizes

By Ashley Wright

From convention centers in large metropolitan areas that offer the hustle and bustle of urban life to expo halls in smaller towns with a slower pace and hometown charm, the South is filled with a variety of large event spaces that can meet the needs of …

Chattanooga Choo Choo Transformation Continues

The $8 million Chattanooga Choo Choo complex renovations are now in phase two. Renovations to the historic site and building include two new restaurants and additional performance venues. Building 1 is being updated, including new furniture and soft goods in the rooms, lobby and meeting space renovations, and resurfacing …

Five Reasons Leadership Is Worth The Effort

By Jon Schmieder, CSEE

On one of our weekly date nights, my wife offered up a rather poignant statement. After a particularly rough day at the office, she said, “Sometimes being a leader really sucks.” For those in leadership positions, this surely isn’t a new concept. If you are a …

Life In The Talty Lane: My Ride On Bert

My Ride On Bert

“Bert” is as stumpy as a bull frog, as strong as an ox and as agile as a ballerina. Bert is formally known as “Fat Albert,” and she’s the huge C-130 Hercules transport plane that performs the opening act for the Navy’s Blue Angels precision fight …


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