Source: Inc.
Tools – hardware, software, apps, etc. – come and go. That's the nature of progress. But what never goes away is knowledge. Once you know a way to be more efficient and effective – a new approach, a new mindset, a new strategy or technique – that tool is yours forever.

Source: TSNN
Earlier this week, Empire State Development President, CEO and Commissioner Howard Zemsky announced the selection of the design-build team for the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center’s $1.5 billion expansion project.

Source: Mobile Marketing Watch
event professionals are prioritizing the need to collect data throughout the event lifecycle (pre, during, and post event), as well as gather data that can analyzed to enhance the attendee experience.

Source: Forbes
Employee engagement is one of those management attributes that can be hard to define. Different companies characterize it differently, but there's one thing they pretty much all agree on: They do want engaged employees.

Source: Edlen
Edlen Electrical Exhibition Services, the nation’s largest independent electrical contractor to the convention and trade show industry, is pleased to announce the addition of Jim Ness to the Las Vegas office. Jim Ness has joined Edlen in the role of executive vice president.

Source: CDS
Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has selected Convention Data Services (CDS) as its new trusted registration partner. Under the agreement, CDS will provide full registration, lead retrieval services, integrations and a full-service contact center for PLASTICS’ events – NPE: The Plastics Show, and the Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit.

Source: Trade Show Executives
Industry organizations are making the case for a quick resolution for future travel as well as sharing information about the potential economic hit the industry might take if international partners and participants are unable to travel to the U.S.

Source: CEIR Events
Not too long ago, a study was conducted by Dale Carnegie in conjunction with MSW that indicated 29 percent of the modern workforce is engaged, around 45 percent is not engaged, and around 26 percent is actively disengaged. Dale Carnegie Training has been conducting such studies over the years and the latest statistics are definitely alarming.