Kalahari Resorts and Conventions owners the Nelson family and company executives gathered with more than 100 attendees to break ground on the expansion of the company’s Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania, convention center. Scheduled to open in late 2019, the addition will more than double the size of meeting facilities on location, adding 105,000 square feet of space to the convention center.

UNITE HERE Gaming Research, the research arm of the hospitality workers’ union, projected that a one-month strike in Las Vegas could cost the two largest employers on the Las Vegas Strip—MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment Corporation—over $300 million in operating profits.

The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 released the results of a study conducted by UNITE HERE’s Culinary and Bartender Unions of over 10,000 Las Vegas casino workers that reported 59% of cocktail servers and 27% of hotel housekeepers said they had been sexually harassed while on the job.

The City of Arlington announced plans for Esports Stadium Arlington, an esports-specific venue designed to draw competitive gamers and fans from around the world. The proposed venue will be built within the existing Arlington Convention Center in collaboration with architecture firm Populous.

The 2017 National Women Veterans Summit was schedule for Aug. 25-26, 2017.

I always look forward to the press trips where I’m not sure what to expect, and that was certainly the case with my visit to Frisco, Texas, for the Frisco Group Media Tour Sept. 13-15, 2017. When I told people I was heading to Frisco, I usually felt the need to follow it up with, “It’s a suburb of Dallas.” However, after experiencing what Frisco can offer groups first-hand, I can safely say it’s much more than that.

Bjorn Hanson, Ph.D., shares his thoughts on how the industry will be affected by recent natural disasters.

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Innovation was the word of the week—and a running theme in the company's presentations—at Cvent CONNECT 2017, Cvent’s annual technology showcase and client event broken up into separate tracks for hospitality and event professionals.