Australia’s PMY Group Acquires WJHW
WJHW, a leading acoustical design consultant for public assembly venues, has been acquired by Australia-based PMY Group, sources said. Continue Reading Australia’s PMY Group Acquires WJHW
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Author: Don Muret
Why One Team Thinks It’s Worth the Wait
CHECKERS PAST: The Charlotte Checkers salute their fans before COVID-19 halted play. The Checkers chose not to play the 2020-21 American Hockey League season. As the state of North Carolina slowly reopens public assembly venues with fans in the stands, Tera Black remains confident that the Charlotte Checkers made the correct decision to skip the 2020-21 American Hockey League season altogether. “We’re getting through this season and getting players on the ice (through other channels),” said Black, the Checkers’ chief operating officer and alternate governor. “The biggest responsibility of the AHL is developing NHL prospects. People are jumping through hoops to get that done and it’s working.” In Charlotte, the majority of the team’s fan base agreed with the Checkers’ decision to sit out the season, she said. They were one of three AHL teams to cancel the season. The other two were the Milwaukee Admirals and Springfield (Massachusetts) Thunderbirds.… Continue Reading Why One Team Thinks It’s Worth the Wait
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Minor Leagues, Major Decisions
EARLY ARRIVALS: At Luther Williams Field, Georgia’s Macon Bacon were among the first baseball teams with fans in the stands after the shutdown last year. (Courtesy team) Across the country, owners have weighed the wisdom of going dark vs. playing on, all with the goal of making it past the pandemic Ken Young owns five minor league baseball teams, stretching from Norfolk, Virginia, to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Every Monday during the pandemic, the general managers of those clubs send him an update on the available cash on hand and whether Young needs to replenish those coffers. Those exchanges are tough to swallow, as they have been for everybody working in sports and entertainment. For Young, who also serves as executive chairman of Spectra Food Services and Hospitality, the losses he incurred from the cancellation of Minor League Baseball in 2020 run in the “multiple millions of dollars.” “I sit around… Continue Reading Minor Leagues, Major Decisions
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Glitchy-Coo Park: Mobile Ordering Off to Rocky Start in MLB
Mobile ordering glitches were reported at several MLB ballparks on opening day, but executives say things are improving. Continue Reading Glitchy-Coo Park: Mobile Ordering Off to Rocky Start in MLB
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Alamodome Keeps Events Running, People Working
Alamodome feel they did the right thing in a controlled environment for the NCAAs while boosting San Antonio’s hospitality industry. Continue Reading Alamodome Keeps Events Running, People Working
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