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Agriculture and Agritourism in Virginia Beach

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Trimmer, who became the city’s agricultural director in 2008, parallels the city’s agricultural education with how the city and many other states have been showing and continue to show off their wineries. “We Virginia Green Certification Virginia Green was launched in 2007, created to encourage green practices in the state’s tourism industry.

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Portland’s Most Livable City Designation Reflects Steps to Ensure Public Safety

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Next-level Meeting Venues. But perhaps what sets the Oregon Convention Center apart from other large-scale meeting venues is the personality imbued onto the space through the convention center’s art collection. The spacious and modern venue is decorated with a fun bicycle theme and features 46,000 sq.

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Sustainable San Jose

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The city’s main hubs for meetings and conventions, the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, has acquired several certifications showcasing the city’s commitment to eco-friendly, sustainable practices, including the Santa Clara County Green Business and California Green Business Innovator certifications. The convention center sits 3.9

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OVG360’s Shura Garnett on ‘Breaking Glass Ceilings’

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Shura Garnett has spent more than three decades rising through the ranks of the venue management industry, going from overseeing facilities the St. Charles, Missouri, to overseeing entire portfolios of venues for Spectra (acquired by Oak View Group in 2021). Charles Convention Center in St.

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The Complete Guide to Event Marketing 2023

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Other indirect factors may funnel the attendee on the path towards your event, such as searching for management training and finding your event fits their criteria, noticing that contact is exhibiting at your event, checking out the what's on guide for a local venue or realizing that an influencer they want to hear is talking at your conference.