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September 15, 2011
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New Schrager Hotel Brand Debuts in Chicago
The legendary Ambassador East Hotel will re-open on Sept. 15 as the Public Chicago, following a $35 million transformation.
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Valley Forge Casino Forging Ahead
Construction has begun to transform the lower level of the Valley Forge Convention Center into a casino by spring 2012.
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Georgia Conference Center Garners LEED Gold
The Clarence Brown Conference Center has been officially recognized as LEED Gold certified. There are four levels making up the tiers of the LEED program, certified, silver, gold and platinum.
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Four Seasons Resort Slated for Disney World
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts officials announced plans for a $360 million resort at Walt Disney World in Florida.
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Gaming Destinations  

Gaming Destinations

Wheels of Fortune

By KATIE MORELL

While the Heartland might not be seeing the casino expansion activity of a few years ago, casino resorts with entertainment and multipurpose event centers continue to debut and expand.


This past summer, Illinois’ 10th and Iowa’s 18th commercial casino debuted. Construction on Missouri’s 13th commercial casino is under way. Kansas, the newest commercial casino state, has one casino operating and two under construction.

New meetings options are also appearing in the growing Native American casino market.

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Site Scene

East Central Wisconsin

Badger Bounty

By PAUL D. KRETKOWSKI

You may not think of sailing, surfing and scuba diving as typically Midwestern activities, but east central Wisconsin is so chock-full of lakes and rivers that it is slowly evolving into a vacation destination for people from around the region. Throw in a climate that’s buffered by Lake Michigan, plenty of resort, conference and cultural facilities, and the promise of Packers football, and you’ve got a year-round meetings destination with a strong hint of vacationland on the side.

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Twitter Tips for Beginners

Getting started couldn’t be easier

By ZACHARY CHOUTEAU

A little bird told me that it couldn’t be easier to get started on Twitter, and it’s a wonderful way to broadcast your events, network with others and share what you’re up to in the meetings industry. Here are a handful of quick tips for making the most of this growingly popular social networking platform.

  • Have an end-goal in mind, even if it’s just a general one, which will help shape the future of your tweeting efforts as you build a following. Are you trying to drive attendance for a particular event? Network with as many peers as possible? Build massive traffic to your website? Decide ahead of time, before you paint yourself into a corner by building a poorly targeted following.

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Past Issues
Wisconsin Launches Grant for Meetings Promotion - 09/01/2011
Data Shows Spike in Biz Travel Costs - 08/25/2011
New Modus Brand Launches Hotel Expansion - 08/18/2011
More Companies Measuring Incentive ROI - 08/11/2011
Triple Play for K.C. Hotel Increase - 08/04/2011
Expansion Rebooted at McCormick Place Hotel - 07/28/2011
McCormick Place Loses Ruling on Work Rules - 07/14/2011
Chicago CTB Launches New Brand - 06/30/2011
Hotel Slated for Milwaukee Landmark - 06/23/2011
Illinois Casino Expansion Sparks Concern - 06/09/2011
Vegas Veteran Tapped to Sell Chicago - 05/19/2011
Luxury Hotel Set for Mall of America - 05/12/2011
SMG to Manage McCormick Place - 04/28/2011
Indianapolis CVB Names New CEO - 03/31/2011
Carlson Hotels Launches Loyalty Program - 2/24/2011
 
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ASAE's John Graham on the credit downgrade of the United States and its impact on associations.

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John H. Graham IV, president &CEO of ASAE, speaks about the recent credit downgrade of the United States and how it will affect associations, as well as how potential government remedies to lower U.S. debt may hurt the not-for-profit segment.

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Sustainability: Basic Green Techniques
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Is my meeting really 'green'? The meetings industry can finally answer that question. The Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) has launched the standards for best practices for green meetings, and by using basic green techniques you can now call your meetings green and sustainable just by following some relatively simple guidelines.

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