NATIONAL: Omni Hotels and Resorts has announced two senior leadership promotions. Brent Lessing, who has been with Omni since 2019, has been appointed chief information and digital officer, and Natalie White, who is new to Omni, has been appointed to vice president of CRM and loyalty. Omni Hotels & Resorts operates more than 50 luxury hotels and resorts across North America.
CHICAGO: Tamara Jones has been promoted to senior director, conventions and trade show sales, at Choose Chicago, where she’ll be representing and selling Chicago’s convention citywide packages with a focus on large-scale medical, sports and other key association meetings at McCormick Place. She will also be leading the for-profit trade show sales efforts. Jones was recently elected treasurer of PCMA’s Greater Midwest Chapter.
DALLAS/FORT WORTH: The Echo Lounge & Music Hall, a new music club In Dallas’s design district, will open on Nov. 1. The Live Nation concert venue, developed in partnership with Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks, can hold 1,000 people. Nineteen artists are already slated to perform, with more shows and details to be announced soon.
LEESBURG, VA: The 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series, presented by Toyota, will be coming to Loudoun County Oct. 27-30 at Leesburg's Ion International Training Center, a 100,000-square-foot indoor facility with 3,500 stadium seats. More than 330 figure skaters from ages 8-28 are expected to compete.
SAN FRANCISCO: Sustainability focused luxury platform Toward will open an anti-greenwashing shopping experience in San Francisco from Nov. 5-14. Consumers will be able to shop responsibly created items, while also being educated on what responsible fashion means. Throughout the site, virtual screens and scannable QR codes will display more information.
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