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- cilities, partnered with the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and Informa Exhibitions for a record-breaking 90.3 percent waste diver- sion rate at the 2016 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. increase in the diversion of recyclables and composting from the waste stream. The three-day Greenbuild conference and expo attracted over 18,000 attendees, including trailblazers and professionals within the industry. As leaders in sustainable building, the Greenbuild Waste Team set an initial goal of an 85 percent waste diversion rate for the
U.S. sales of bottled water have climbed steadily over the past 40 years and reached a milestone in 2016: per capita consumption of bottled of carbonated soft drinks, which posted per capita consumption of 38.5 gallons. At the turn of the 21st century, per capita consumption of carbonated soft drinks exceeded 50 gallons. With the exception of two years during the Great Recession (2008 and 2009), volume sales of bottled water have risen every year since 1977. Since 2006, volume sales have grown by just over 50 percent, and the year-over-year in- crease in 2016 of 8.6 percent, to 12.8 billion gallons, was the largest in the past 10 years. Dollar value of the sales is also up just over 50 percent, from $10.97 billion in 2006 to $15.96 billion in 2016. Year over year, sales growth totaled 10 percent, again the largest increase in the past 10 years. The data were reported by the Beverage Mar- marketplace,” noted Michael Bellas, chairman and CEO of Bever- few would have predicted the heights to which bottled water would eventually climb. Where once it would have been unimaginable to see Americans walking down the street carrying plastic bottles of water, or driving around with them in their cars’ cup holders, now that’s the norm.”
By golly, we say if they are going to take pictures of me then I am go- ing to take pictures of them taking pictures of me! The subject being photographed (above) is actually , a man of tall World EXPO’S opening on March 1. Wallace oversaw this latest proj- ect in his storied career as he edges to “semi-retirement.”
In what was styled “a private sneak peek” to 185 members at its CEO - ing Association International (DMAI) disclosed the association has changed its name and, more importantly, its branding. It will now be known as Destinations International (DI). In a related move, the DMAI Foundation will now be known as the Destinations Internation- al Foundation. Don Welsh, DI’s CEO, told USAE the name change was the result of much research and discussions over several months between members and customers. Key, Welsh said, was the organiza- tion is a trade group, not a marketing one and the new brand identity is more in keeping with its core mission. The names changes will go
Capacity crowds and exciting games always make for ultimate Final Andy Gor- chov and his crew at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale and Dave Brown- ing dynamic Men’s and Women’s Final Fours, respectively. The Alam- odome’s Nick Langella was on hand in Phoenix to get an up-close view of the operations as his venue in San Antonio greets the men’s tournament next year.
The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) has released its 2017 CEIR Index Report. The CEIR Index analyzes the 2016 ex- hibition industry and provides an economic and exhibition industry outlook for the next three years. Despite a decidedly mixed perfor- mance early in the year and worldwide political turmoil in the second half, U.S. economic growth proved resilient again in 2016, with GDP rising a moderate but unimpressive 1.6 percent. The economy once more was led by robust personal consumption expenditures as a result of expanding labor markets and recovering personal income. Howev- personal consumption expenditures to produce a seventh consecutive year of moderate growth. Go to
ceir.org for more information. FM
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