MGM Resorts International was denied a motion to centralize lawsuits filed by victims of the Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shooting.

Add Honolulu, Maui, Detroit and Oakland, California, to the list of major U.S. meetings destinations where Marriott union workers are striking. According to the UNITE HERE union group, approximately 2,700 of its workers are on strike and picketing in the Hawaiian destinations of Oahu and Maui.

The America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis will undergo an expansion and extensive renovations. The AC Next Gen Project, which will include the addition of 92,000 square feet of exhibit space, a 65,000-square-foot ballroom and meeting area, a new outdoor pavilion and 26 new loading docks, was announced during a press conference held on October 3.

Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront welcomed two new members to the sales team: Josh Hoce as the associate director of sales, and Laura Gonzalez Pena as the meeting connections/business travel sales manager.

Events DC, the official convention and sports authority of the District of Columbia, announced the hiring of Stacey Knoppel as director of convention management at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. In this role, Knoppel will oversee the organization of conventions services through the coordination with show management, service partners and internal teams.

Steelcase Event Experiences hired Melissa Holm as their creative director. She will spearhead their design innovations in crafting meaningful participant experiences. 

Joan Eisenstodt interviews Paul A. Greenberg, a journalist, professor of communications and former hospitality industry member, about ethics.

Embattled MPI Foundation Executive Director Christine Roberts resigned from MPI in the wake of gross misconduct allegations of steering over a quarter million dollars in contracts to the event company of her boyfriend, Marcus Michaud, during her employment at the Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB.

UNITE HERE union members at seven San Francisco hotels and in San Jose go on strike.