From leadership to punctuation and trade shows to holiday parties, below are a variety of recent articles with “News You Can Use” gathered from a variety of sources. New Report Teaches Exhibitors How to Approach Prospects at Trade Shows The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) has published a new report that teaches exhibitors how [...]
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Meet the Staff: Carrie Edinborough
Every organization has a “go-to” person and when it comes to helping conventions and other group events be successful in Springfield, that person is Carrie Edinborough at the Convention & Visitors Bureau. Carrie, event services manager, helps organize information tables at conventions and sporting events, organizes volunteers to staff those tables, coordinates information packets for [...]
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Please Welcome These Groups on Your Marquee
A variety of groups recently selected Springfield for events including the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America in June 2014 (240 room nights) and the National Christian HomeSchool Basketball Championships in March 2015, 2016 and 2017 (7,388 room nights each year). Coming soon: January January 23 – 25, 2014, Missouri Dairy Association, 2014 Heart of America [...]
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Facts & Stats About Springfield Visitors Through October 2013
Learn how many people are visiting the CVB’s tourist information centers, how many are asking for visitor information, how our website traffic is increasing and how many people are flying in and out of Springfield-Branson National Airport. The stats below are for January through October 2013.
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Facts & Stats About Springfield Hotels Through September 2013
Here’s everything you need to know about room supply, room demand, occupancy, average daily rate, revenue per available room and room sales in Springfield from January through September 2013.
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Congratulations to the Staff at Hammons Field!
Minor League Baseball and the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) recently named Hammons Field the 2013 Double-A Field of the Year. This marks the second time Hammons Field has won the award, for which all 30 Double-A teams were eligible. The Springfield Cardinals and Hammons Field first captured the prestigious award in 2008. The award [...]
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Deadline for Nominations Approaching
Just a few days remain for you to nominate individuals and businesses for the Salute to Travel & Tourism Awards! Simply click here and fill out the short, easy form to submit your nominations. The deadline for nominations is Dec. 13. Awards will be presented at a banquet Feb. 20. Awards are presented in five categories: [...]
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Lyle Foster Joins CVB Board
Lyle Foster, owner of Big Momma’s Coffee and Espresso Bar, was recently appointed to the CVB board of directors. He replaces Scott Tarwater who moved out of state and is no longer eligible to serve on the board. The CVB is governed by a volunteer board of directors appointed by the city’s mayor. Welcome aboard, [...]
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Media Outlet Seeks Photos of Unique Hotel Holiday Decorations
“The Huffington Post” is seeking photos of and brief details about unique holiday tree decorations used by hotels. If your hotel has unique decorations on its tree, send no more than two photos and three to four lines of information about the decorations and tree by Dec. 11 to swade@springfieldmo.org. If you wish to submit your photos [...]
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Route 66 Fundraiser set for Dec. 12
If you’re a rockabilly fan and are interested in the City of Springfield’s efforts to revitalize Route 66, throw on a white T-shirt and some cropped jeans and boogie down to Billiards of Springfield for “A Night at the Blue Room.” Billiards of Springfield, 541 E. St. Louis St., will host an evening of music [...]
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