Mar 28, 2019 | Columns, Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Features
A Primer on Who Does What by F. Andrew Taylor Colonel Robert R. McCormick, the controversial and charismatic visionary who spearheaded the drive to build a world-class convention center in the city of Chicago, never saw the building that bears his name. He was editor... 
Feb 15, 2019 | Columns, Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Features
IATA Airport Code: IND Location: 7800 Col. H. Weir Cook Memorial Dr., Indianapolis, IN Year Opened: It opened as Indianapolis Municipal Airport in 1931. In 1944, it was renamed Weir Cook Municipal Airport, after U.S. Army Air Force Col. Harvey Weir Cook. In 1976 it... 
Feb 8, 2019 | Columns, Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Features
by F. Andrew Taylor Indiana calls itself “Crossroads of America,” which was originally the nickname for the capitol, Indianapolis, which is the hub for several major interstate highways that criss-cross the state. The Indiana Convention Center is right in the heart of... 
Dec 14, 2018 | Columns, Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Features
ATA Code: MSY Address: 900 Airline Dr., Kenner, LA 70062 (11 miles west of downtown New Orleans) Year Opened: Originally, Moisant Field was built on the Moisant Stock Yards, where early aviator John Bevins Moisant (1868-1910) crashed. The U.S. government took the land... 
Dec 11, 2018 | Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Features
by F. Andrew Taylor EAT If there’s anything New Orleans likes more than music, it’s food, but a true local would have a hard time separating the two. Everyone has their favorites, and there are several not far from the convention center. Just across the street is... Nov 2, 2018 | Columns, Convention Center/Airport Spotlight, Features
by F. Andrew Taylor The New Orleans Morial Convention Center has made a habit of overcoming adversity. The first buildings that became the convention center were built as part of the Great Hall of the World’s Fair in 1984, which was the first world exposition to...
