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McCormick Place Loses Ruling on Work Rules

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McCormick Place Loses Ruling on Work Rules
The 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied a request from officials at Chicago's McCormick Place for work-rule reforms to be kept in place while they undergo challenges from labor unions.
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Metro Twin Cities Hotel Gets Double Tree Brand
The former Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minn., has been reflagged the Double Tree by Hilton Bloomington.
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MPI Launches Global CSR Study
MPI commissioned Leeds Metropolitan University to manage a three-year study into the importance and value of CSR (corporate social responsibility) to the meetings and event industry.
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Exhibition Leaders Plan Summit on Best Practices
The leaders of four exhibition and events industry associations, ASAE, ESCA, SISO and IAEE, announced an All-Exhibition Industry Summit meeting for the purpose of creating a set of guiding principles defining best practices for the industry.
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Waukesha & Pewaukee
Click here A Milwaukee suburb, located in southeast Wisconsin with 100,000 square feet of affordable meeting space including a Grand Ballroom segmenting into six 650-square-foot breakout rooms & two 1,700-square-foot meeting spaces, Executive Learning Centers for state-of-the-art training sessions, tradeshow exhibit space, meeting rooms set in the historic downtown and Frank Lloyd Wright inspired spaces. Parking is complimentary at all facilities, and 1,000 sleeping rooms are available from budget, luxury and water park. Complimentary planning services are also available!

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Milwaukee Mixers

By RUTH A. HILL

Milwaukee is on a roll. When your region's airport is tracking record levels of passengers even in winter months, you know something is going right for the destination, according to Brent Foerster, vice president of sales and marketing for Visit Milwaukee. And with upcoming summer festivals, the city expects to rack up more impressive passenger numbers for the second half of 2011.

"Our airport is the big story because it's the fastest-growing in the U.S. with regard to the number of flights in and out," Foerster says. "We are up to 56 markets [with nonstop access] in and out of General Mitchell International Airport."

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Visit Milwaukee
Click here Discover why more meeting planners are choosing Milwaukee! Designed in consultation with meeting planners, the Frontier Airlines Center provides 189,000 square feet of meeting space, and the three-venue convention campus with two connecting hotels makes Milwaukee a one-stop shop for successful meetings. The Harley-Davidson Museum heads the list of exciting off-site venues, and colorful dining, shopping and nightlife turn 'down time' into good times in Milwaukee, where value, accessibility and safety all add up to a top meeting destination.

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Site Scene

Beyond Beer and Brats

By RUTH A. HILL

Milwaukee may have the popular image of a city that lives on beer and brats, but there is much more to the city's culinary scene nowadays. While there are still plenty of clubs, pubs and bars around, as well as the city's early ethnic influences in stops like Mimma's Cafe and historic Mader's, Milwaukee's new culinary emphasis is on farm-to-table dining. Urban agriculture and fish farms are supplying restaurants all over town.

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Madison

Mad City

By MARLENE GOLDMAN

The "Mad City" sets its vibrant college town atmosphere against a tranquil backdrop of glacial lakes and forested parks, luring meetings with its balance of progressive lifestyle and natural beauty. And adding fuel to its reputation as a green meeting destination, Madison has more than 6,000 acres of parkland, in addition to cultural pursuits ranging from a center for theater and live music to visual arts.

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Wisconsin Department of Tourism
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Why do so many people book their events in Wisconsin?

Must be our Midwestern Values!

To plan your next meeting or convention in Wisconsin, visit www.ThinkWisconsin.com.

 
Past Issues
Chicago CTB Launches New Brand - 06/30/2011
Hotel Slated for Milwaukee Landmark - 06/23/2011
Illinois Casino Expansion Sparks Concern - 06/09/2011
Sheraton Set for Omaha - 06/02/2011
Schrager Launches Hotel Brand in Chicago - 05/26/2011
Vegas Veteran Tapped to Sell Chicago - 05/19/2011
Luxury Hotel Set for Mall of America - 05/12/2011
Sheraton Set for Peoria, Ill. - 05/05/2011
SMG to Manage McCormick Place - 04/28/2011
Convention Center Under Way in Iowa - 04/21/2011
Biz Travel Rebound Higher Than Expected - 04/14/2011
Indianapolis CVB Names New CEO - 03/31/2011
Detroit Plans Major Cobo Center Revamp - 03/17/2011
ASAE Launches Power Week - 03/10/2011
Chicago CTB Announces Key Appointments - 03/03/2011
Carlson Hotels Launches Loyalty Program - 2/24/2011
 
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