Winter 2013 Issue 60
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Global Spectrum To Manage Boardwalk Hall And Convention Center In Atlantic City, NJ The Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority (ACCVA) selected Global Spectrum to manage and operate Atlantic City’s historic Boardwalk Hall as well as the Atlantic City Convention Center.
“Atlantic City has long been regarded as one of America’s most popular vacation resorts and a sought-after destination for groups, meetings, and conventions, drawing millions of visitors from around the world to its top-notch facilities,” said John Page, Global-Spectrum Chief Operating Officer. “We are proud to add the Atlantic City Convention Center and the famed Boardwalk Hall to our growing client roster and look forward to working with the ACCVA to create exciting opportunities and the best possible experiences for people looking to DO AC.” Global Spectrum’s commitment to enhancing the consumer experience has made it the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field. In addition to Boardwalk Hall and the Atlantic City Convention Center, the company manages more than 100 other public assembly facilities around the world. Nearly 20-million people attended more than 11,000 events at Global Spectrum venues last year, which include Citizens Bank Park and the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, as well as Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, New Jersey. “We are excited to welcome Global Spectrum and their outstanding team to our destination,” said Jeffrey Vasser, President, Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 22)
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p Global Spectrum General Managers and adminstrative executives from company’s world-wide venues gather at XFINITY Live! Philadelphia during 2012 Global Spectrum Annual Meetings held at Wells Fargo Center, Global Spectrum’s headquarters in Philadelphia, PA.
Snider, Luukko Recognized As Major Influencers In Sports Business Comcast-Spectacor Chairman Ed Snider and Comcast-Spectacor President Peter Luukko were named to Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal’s 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.
“This is a tremendous honor,” said ComcastSpectacor President Peter Luukko. “With Ed’s vision, we have been very fortunate to The two newcomers to the list, according to SBJ, grow Comcast-Spectacor into a world-wide have been tied at the hip for almost 30 years, leader in sports and entertainment. This recognition is really the result of dedicated mostly in Philadelphia where the two have hard-working individuals who have spent developed Comcast-Spectacor into a powerful countless hours in making our company entity covering facility services for about 100 the success that it continues to become.” arenas, stadiums, and other venues. “(Snider and Luukko) led the successful “Ed and I are proud of everyone in our transformation of the old Spectrum site into Comcast-Spectacor family. We have Xfinity Live!, a retail and entertainment complex,” always operated Comcast-Spectacor was one of many deciding factors and our entities through teamwork. leading to their inclusion to the list. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)
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