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The numbers never lie when it comes to attendance and economic impact for cities that host the annual mega WrestleMania from World    Texas, and other area venues that were part of the fan spectacle. Be-  - las-Fort Worth area measured a whopping $170.4 million. It ranked            - um in 2009, George Strait concert, and Super Bowl XLV. Ancillary  and Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.


Gil Fried, chair and professor of the Sport Man- agement Department at the University of New Haven, reports the release of his new book, Sport Analytics, A data driven approach to sport business and man- agement. The companion site (www.routledge.com/ cw/fried) helps with teaching a comprehensive sport analytics class.


Congratulations to industry reporting veteran Ray Waddell, who pulled up stakes from his long-time association with Billboard maga-       at VenueConnect and it always seemed like there was more than one Ray Waddell roaming up and down the aisles talking to people and gathering stories. A true pro’s pro who will do a great job in his new position in helping grow the company’s media presence. Waddell will partner with Tim Leiweke and  at his new place of em- ployment after working at BillboardAmusement Business prior to that.


A story in this issue of Facility Manager touches on lone wolf attacks (page 22). A few interesting pieces of information to share not in- cluded in the article show that while such attacks are becoming more frequent and more deadly, they are still relatively rare with perhaps    attacker listed in a database built by Indiana State University crimi- nologist Mark Hamm and Victoria University sociologist Ramon Spaaij. Metesky began planting pipe bombs in 1940 around New   a total of 124 American lone wolf attacks.


Donald Trump be as connect- ed to sports as President Obama, whose annual completion of his March Madness brackets is a staple? With Trump’s background dating to roots in the United States Football League, why not?


I would be remiss in not saying THANK YOU to Linda Deckard, the outstanding publisher of Venues Today, for allowing me to stay connected to the industry for the past couple of years by writing for her magazine. I am never too old to learn and I thank Linda for the opportunity to continue growing while contributing to her wonderful publication. FM


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In advance of the Performing Arts Managers Conference coming up in Chicago, it was good to speak with Donna Smith about the im- pact her husband, Rodney, had in the performing arts world. Rodney passed away in 2011, but his legacy lives on, not just in the performing arts sector, but throughout the industry. Donna reports she is doing well and transitioning to move from the Denver area to Orange County in California. She is working remote for a position she recently moved into as the community development manager for Cherokee Ranch & Castle, a Sedalia, Colorado-based business that hosts conferences and corporate retreats, serves as an outdoor laboratory and classroom for    the website at cherokeeranch.org to be blown away by the beauty of the landscape.


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