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Challenge for Sparks, Nev.: New special events Northern Nevada Business Weekly Share    
Sparks hosts some of northern Nevada's most popular special events, and city officials have been stumping hard the past few months to lure more special events to the city in order to boost tax revenues. But finding new special events is no easy task. Ron Schmitt, City of Sparks' councilman and chair of the tourism and marketing committee, says the city's brand leadership team identified the need for additional special events to increase revenues. City officials hosted "familiarization tours" for event promoters in 2010 and 2011 to garner attention and to promote the city's special events venues — Victorian Avenue, Sparks Marina, Golden Eagle Regional Park and the Rock Park Whitewater Park. More
Key economic sectors of Dubai record significant growth in 1st 2 weeks of DSF 2012 AMEinfo Share
The first two weeks of the 17th edition of Dubai Shopping Festival has generated significant growth, leading to sharp increases in traffic and footfall at over 70 participating malls and more than 6,000 retail outlets, as well as boosting business in hotels, airlines and key ancillary services like car rentals, exchange houses and eateries. More When preparing for major events, how should cities balance civil rights and security? The Atlantic Cities Share
The G8/NATO summit heading to Chicago this spring is still several months off, but the city's security preparations are in full swing. Officials recently expanded Mayor Rahm Emanuel's authority and increased the application requirements for protest groups in preparation for the Chicago's turn in the international spotlight this May. The concurrent summits mark the first time the two major international events have been held simultaneously in the same city since London in the late 1970s. Some 10,000 diplomats are expected from 80 countries, as well as dozens of world leaders and tens-of-thousands of protesters. More Bill introduced to protect events from environment reviews Poway, Calif., Patch Share
A coalition of San Diego-based organizations backed California state legislation that would exempt certain special events from needing environmental reviews. SB 973, introduced by Sen. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, and co-sponsored by Assemblyman Martin Garrick, R-Carlsbad, would exempt events of a limited duration from provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act. More MPS to attend dinner with event stakeholders as part of Britain for Events campaign Exhibition News Share
Members of Parliament are to meet with a collection of high profile members of the U.K. events industry in a closed-door dinner as part of the Britain for Events campaign. To be held on Feb. 2, the dinner will include 25 industry representatives, including the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Events, Nick de Bois. Also in attendance are Lady Cobham and Lord Triesman. More Shell Eco Marathon goes to Rotterdam, Netherlands, this year Publics.bg Share
More than 3,000 students from across Europe are preparing to put their driving skills and scientific knowledge to the test on a brand new street circuit designed for the 2012 Shell Eco Marathon. This is the first year that the challenge is being held on city streets, making it accessible for the public to experience the challenge first-hand and for students to apply their knowledge on fuel efficiency to the public road. This 28th edition of Shell Eco-marathon Europe has moved from Germany and takes place on May 17-19 in the new host city of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. More Ottawa Mayor Watson: Turn Canada Day in to Canada Week Ottawa Citizen Share
Tourism is Ottawa's third largest industry, Mayor Jim Watson says. This is the text of the speech Watson gave to the Kiwanis Club of Ottawa recently. More Admission-based events policy in Denver city parks: 1 year later JDSupra Share
In 2007, the Denver Department of Parks and Recreation initiated a study regarding admission-based events in the city's parks. ABEs are functions for which private entities obtain a permit from the Parks Department in order to charge admission to an event held at certain designated parks around the city. In September 2010, after two years of researching the benefits and consequences of the program, soliciting opinions from the community, hosting public discussions and studying similar policies from other cities, the department's advisory board recommended and city officials enacted, a plan to allow ABEs in certain city parks. More Indianapolis 'highly desirable' Super Bowl city USA Today Share
So let's take the Super Bowl away from warm weather locations such as Miami and plunk it down in a cold Midwest city in the middle of the winter. Bad idea right? Wrong, according to Forbes magazine which says Indianapolis is actually a "highly desirable" host city for Super Bowl XLVI between the New York Giants and New England Patriots on Feb. 5. More Related story: Indy battens down hatches for Super Bowl security (The Associated Press via CBS News) Summerfest Milwaukee to give away 45,000 free tickets for opening day Milwaukee City Guide Examiner Share
Summerfest is the world's largest music festival, and it takes place every summer in Milwaukee. Each year, some of the biggest artists in the music industry perform on the Marcus Amphitheater stage for large audiences. The grounds are filled with smaller stages on which both local and nationally-known artists perform throughout the day and night. These performances are free. The festival is also known for its abundance of food and beer. More Government stance forces city to ditch bed tax scheme The Scotsman Share
Long-running plans to introduce a "bed tax" on hotel guests in Edinburgh, U.K. have been dropped, it emerged recently. The city council had proposed the charge as a way of raising money for promotion of the capital. But the proposal received a cool response from the Scottish Government and leaders of the Lib Dem/SNP council administration confirmed they have ditched the plan. More |
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