LAS VEGAS – The multimillion-dollar overhaul of the Las Vegas Convention Center that was torpedoed when the economy tanked is on again, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Board of Directors was told May 8.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Attendance at Coverings 2012, held April 17-20 in Orlando, Fla., increased 19 percent over 2011, with registration totaling well over 22,000. Produced by National Trade Productions, Coverings is North America’s largest tile and stone exposition.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. – Outdoor Retailer (OR) announced plans to adjust the show dates for its Winter Market 2013 trade show. Instead of starting with the All Mountain Demo at Solitude Mountain Resort on Wednesday and continuing indoors at the Salt Palace Convention Center Thursday through Sunday, attendees will hit the slopes on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, and continue with the indoor portion, Wednesday, Jan. 23, through Saturday, Jan. 26.

LAS VEGAS – The Las Vegas Hospitality Association (LVHA) is holding its 26th Annual Charity Golf Tournament Scholarship fundraiser at the privately owned Cascata Golf Club on Cascata Drive in Boulder City on May 31.

IRVING, Texas – Honoring the unsung heroes of the event and exhibit marketing world, The Expo Group Exhibit Manager of the Year Awards (EMY) nominations will be accepted through June 8. The top exhibit managers will be feted at the TSEA-EACA Red Diamond Congress Gala on July 11 in Chicago.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – SnowSports Industries America (SIA) announced to its Board of Directors May 9 that the 2013 SIA Snow Show (Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 2013) had officially reached sold-out status for exhibitor booth space at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh’s green convention center just got a little greener. Nine years after its opening, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center has become the first such facility in the world to earn a platinum certification for operations and maintenance under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – At 387,600 net square feet, the NACS Show (Association for Convenience and Fuel Retailing) was ranked as the 47th largest U.S. trade show in 2011, according to the Trade Show News Network’s (TSNN) Top 250 Trade Shows in the United States.