The MCCA has partnered with Boston-based CIVIQ Smartscapes to deploy a smart kiosk with touch screen outside the Summer Street entrance to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC). More than 225,000 attendees, pedestrians and vehicles travel in front of the BCEC on Summer Street each day.

The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau (GBCVB) Board of Directors elected Martha Sheridan as the next President & CEO, making her the second woman in charge of a first-tier market CVB in the U.S. Sheridan has led the Providence/Warwick Convention Bureau since 2006 and generated unprecedented growth for the Providence/Warwick visitor economy.

Delaware North, a global leader in hospitality and the owner and operator of TD Garden, last week announced the first major expansion of the iconic Boston arena, which is expected to take up to two years to complete. The $100 million private investment will provide a combined 50,000 square feet of additional space on all levels of the building.