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Explore Evansville Outlines Conservative 2026 Plan; VenueWorks Transition and Sponsorships Seen as Key to Reducing Subsidy
Summary
Explore Evansville reported a conservative 2026 operating plan and a modest positive revenue target while urging aggressive sales to increase convention-center utilization. Staff said VenueWorks/ASM Global are preparing to assume management and that sponsorship and naming-rights revenue are important to reduce county subsidies.
Explore Evansville staff briefed the council on a conservative 2026 operating plan for the convention and events portfolio and outlined near-term priorities to reduce ongoing subsidies.
Leadership said local revenue goals were set conservatively and that early management conversations with VenueWorks/ASM Global indicate a push to increase meeting-and-convention bookings and better align events with the…
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