Press Room Archives

NEW YORK (September 29, 2008) - The Global Waste Management Symposium (GWMS) was held September 7-10, 2008 at the Copper Mountain Conference Center, Colorado, USA.

New York, NY (September 23, 2008) - Penton's Occupational Hazards today announced it is being rebranded in November as EHS Today.

NEW YORK (September 22, 2008) - Occupational Hazards, the magazine of safety, health, and loss prevention, is proud to announce that 18 companies have been named to the 2008 list of America's Safest Companies.

NEW YORK (September 18, 2008) - The Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio has announced that musician, producer and composer Ray Benson will receive the prestigious Les Paul Award.

NEW YORK (September 18, 2008) - Penton's Corporate Meetings & Incentives magazine unveiled its second annual "CMI 25" list of the industry's largest and most influential full-service independent meeting and incentive travel management companies focused on the corporate market.

LOS ANGELES (September 11, 2008) - SpeedNews, a Penton Media publication, announced the launch of the SpeedNews Aviation Industry Finance Conference. The event will take place June 1-3, 2009 in Chicago, IL.

New York, NY (September 9, 2008) - Penton's American School & University magazine announced the publication of its 2008 Educational Interiors Showcase.

New York, NY (September 9, 2008) - Remix Hotel Atlanta, taking place at SAE's Atlanta campus September 18-20, has announced its 2008 schedule of panelists and programming.

EW YORK (September 2, 2008) - New Hope Natural Media (www.newhope.com), a division of Penton Media, Inc., today announced that its sixth annual Natural Products Expo Asia set new attendance and exhibition records.

NEW YORK (August 26, 2008) - Penton Media today announced the launch of its new Web site www.Ironmax.com, connecting buyers and sellers of heavy-duty equipment across a variety of industries.

NEW YORK (August 27, 2008) - Penton's Clymer, publisher of the leading family of do-it-yourself repair manuals, today announced the addition of its all-new (M365-3) Polaris 400, 450 and 500 Sportsman 1996-2008 manual.

NEW YORK (August 19, 2008) - Penton's American City & County magazine has selected Sandy Springs, Ga., Public Works Director Angelia Parham as its 2008 "Public Works Director of the Year."

NEW YORK (August 19, 2008) – AMERICAN PRINTER magazine, a leading source for business trends and technical innovations shaping the commercial printing industry, announced the winners of its Environmental Excellence Awards.

NEW YORK (August 14, 2008) - Penton Media's Fire Chief magazine today announced the winners of its 13th annual "Fire Chief of the Year" awards for 2008.

BOULDER, Colo. (August 14, 2008) — Natural Products Expo East/Organic Products Expo-BioFach America, to be held October 15-18 in Boston, Mass., will make a lighter impact on the environment by implementing several sustainable practices.

NEW YORK (August 8, 2008) – The Global Waste Management Symposium held September 7-10 at the Copper Mountain Conference Center in Colorado will serve as a forum on waste management and its effects on climate change.

NEW YORK (August 6, 2008) - Penton announces its Natural Products Expo West/Supply Expo was named to the 2008 list of the 50 fastest-growing tradeshows in North America by Tradeshow Week magazine.

NEW YORK (August 4, 2008) - Remix Hotel Atlanta 2008 and the Atlantis Music Conference & Festival have teamed up to produce a collaborative event in Atlanta September 18-20, 2008.

NEW YORK (July 16, 2008) - Penton Media, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jim L'Heureux to the position of Senior Vice President, eMedia.

NEW YORK (July 24, 2008) - LDI 2008, the leading US tradeshow and conference for live design professionals, will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, October 20-26.

NEW YORK (July 24, 2008) - The Truck Blue Book, the industry's leading truck valuation guide, announced that the 33rd annual Truck Blue Book Workshop will be held October 12-14 in Aspen, Colo.

NEW YORK (July 15, 2008) - Penton's American City & County magazine has selected King County, Wash. Executive Ron Sims as its 2008 "County Leader of the Year."

NEW YORK (July 14, 2008) - Penton Media, Inc. today announced the promotion of Greg Frey to vice president of its Agriculture Group.

NEW YORK (July 10, 2008) - Penton Media today announced that two of its publications, National Real Estate Investor and Supermarket News, have been selected as 2008 Tabbie Award winners.

NEW YORK (July 9, 2008) - HPAC Engineering announced a new partnership with Nevada Power for the fifth annual Engineering Green Buildings (EGB) Conference and Expo in Las Vegas.

NEW YORK (July 9, 2008) - Penton Media's Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine today announced the launch of a new online job board - IT Job Hound at www.itjobhound.com.

OULDER, Colo. (July 8, 2008) - More than 25,000 natural, organic and healthy products retailers, buyers, thought leaders and trend spotters will congregate in Boston, October 15-18.

BOULDER, CO (July 1, 2008) - Two hundred of the industry's top stakeholders, from a fourth-generation organic peach farmer to Coca-Cola executives, engaged in the working forum of the Organic Summit.

NEW YORK (June 30, 2008) - Government Product News, a leading news and information resource for government markets, announced a new initiative to provide marketers with high quality public sector sales leads.

NEW YORK (June 24, 2008) - Penton Media's Food Group today announced the launch of its new targeted online career center, Food JobZone, at www.foodjobzone.com.

NEW YORK (June 23, 2008) - Penton Media's first annual Healthy Foods International Exposition and Conference (www.healthyfoodsintl.com) was held June 18-19 at the Dallas Convention Center.

NEW YORK (June 23, 2008) - Remix Hotel will return to New York for its annual music technology weekend June 27-29 at the SAE Institute of Technology in Herald Square.

NEW YORK (June 18, 2008) - Clymer, publisher of the leading family of do-it-yourself repair manuals, announced the addition of its all-new Honda VTX1800 2002-2008 Manual to its extensive line of repair manuals.

NEW YORK (June 16, 2008) - Penton Media, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jean B. Clifton as executive vice president and chief financial officer of the company.

NEW YORK (June 16, 2008) - Penton Media's Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine have announced the winners of the "Best of Tech•Ed IT Professionals Awards 2008" competition.

NEW YORK (June 12, 2008) - Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine have announced the winners of the "Best of Tech•Ed Developers Awards 2008" competition.

NEW YORK (June 11, 2008) - Corporate Meetings & Incentives will release its first-ever list of the "Top 20 Changemakers" in the meetings industry in its upcoming June issue.

NEW YORK (June 3, 2008) - Rental Equipment Register, a leading information source for the rental industry, announced the release of its annual "RER 100" listing of the largest companies in the industry.

EW YORK (June 2, 2008) - Penton Media's PROMO Magazine announced its "Promo 100" annual ranking of the top U.S. promotional marketing agencies.

EW YORK (May 29, 2008) - Penton Media's American Machinist® magazine and the National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA) today announced a joint marketing partnership.

NEW YORK (May 20, 2008) - Penton Media's Telephony, a leading publication for communications service providers, today announced plans for its second annual Telephony LIVE: The 2008 Telecom Summit.

NEW YORK (May 19, 2008) - Penton Media's Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine have announced the finalists in the "Best of Tech-Ed North America Awards 2008" competition.

NEW YORK (May 15, 2008) - Penton Media, publisher of Chief Marketer, PROMO, DIRECT and Multichannel Merchant, in partnership with Knee Deep Marketing, today announced Marketing Connections (MCONN) 2008.

EW YORK (May 13, 2008) - The National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) has selected Penton's Government Procurement as NIGP's official publication.

NEW YORK (May 9, 2008) - Ward's AutoWorld reports that auto makers fear California's attempts to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions will decimate their product lineups and severely cripple sales...

NEW YORK (May 5, 2008) – Penton Media’s PROMO Magazine announced the winners of PROMO’s 2008 Interactive Marketing Awards at a special luncheon ceremony in Las Vegas.

NEW YORK (April 28, 2008) - Radio magazine today announced the winners of this year's Pick Hit Awards, presented at the 2008 NAB Show.

NEW YORK (April 24, 2008) - Penton Media's Agriculture Group today announced the launch of its new targeted online career center, AgriBizJobs.com at www.agribizjobs.com.

NEW YORK (April 16, 2008) - Penton Media, Inc. today announced that four of its Web sites have been named as winners in the 2008 "Best of the Web" awards competition, conducted by min and min's b2b.

NEW YORK ( April 14, 2008) - Penton Media, producer of WasteExpo, today announced the WasteExpo 40th Anniversary Celebration, to take place May 6-8 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

BOULDER, Colo. (April 14, 2008) - America's obesity and diabetes epidemic is fueling a positive trend in mainstream supermarkets: an increase in healthy food options for consumers.

WASHINGTON, DC (April 3, 2008) - The Natural Products Association today announced a new partnership with Penton Media, Inc. aimed at expanding its annual trade show, Natural MarketPlace.

BOULDER, Colo. (March 19, 2008) - More than 52,000 retailers, manufacturers, and industry professionals attended Natural Products Expo West/Supply Expo 2008, an increase of 11 percent over last year.

NEW YORK (April 1, 2008) - Clymer, publisher of the leading family of do-it-yourself repair manuals, announced the addition of its all-new Honda XR650R 2000-2007 Manual.

NEW YORK (March 31, 2008) - Paper, Film & Foil Converter magazine's September 2007 issue has been named the 2008 Publication of the Year by the Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center (PNEAC).

NEW YORK (March 25, 2008) - Rear Admiral William G. Sutton CAE, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Assistant Commerce Secretary, will deliver a keynote address at the sixth annual IW Best Plants Conference.

NEW YORK (March 24, 2008) - Telephony and NXTcomm announced they will co-produce "Telephony's INSIGHTS for Next-Generation ILECs," a one-day educational conference at NXTcomm 2008.

NEW YORK (March 18, 2008) - Penton Media's Rental Equipment Register, a leading information source for the rental industry, announced the launch of its redesigned Web site at www.rermag.com.

NEW YORK (March 12, 2008) - Fire Chief magazine announced its third annual Station Style Conference, focused on the planning and design of emergency response facilities, will be held April 26-29 in Phoenix.

NEW YORK (March 11, 2008) - FleetOwner's FleetSeek data products group, a leading provider of data on the trucking industry, announced the release of its new 2008 edition of the National Motor Carrier Directory.

BOULDER, Colo. (March 6, 2008) – American consumers need a smarter, simpler way to shop for healthy food.

NEW YORK (March 5, 2008) - Aircraft Bluebook-Price Digest, a Penton Media publication, today announced data enhancements to its Web site at www.aircraftbluebook.com.

BOULDER, Colo. (March 5, 2008) - SupplyExpo, showcasing ingredients, technology and innovation for healthy, natural and organic finished products, will take place March 13 - 16 in California's Anaheim Convention Center.

NEW YORK (March 3, 2008) - Penton Media's The Truck Blue Book, a leading commercial truck valuation guide, today announced the launch of its new Web site, www.truckbluebook.com.

NEW YORK (February 28, 2008) - Medical Design, a leading information source for the medical device industry, announced the launch of its redesigned www.MedicalDesign.com.

NEW YORK (February 26, 2008) - Penton Media's Broadcast Engineering has announced the winning facilities and runners-up in the magazine's 7th annual Excellence Awards competition.

NEW YORK (February 20, 2008) – Penton announced the appointment of Joseph Fristik as vice president/group publishing director for Penton’s Design Engineering and Mechanical Systems/Construction Groups...

NEW YORK (February 14, 2008) - Penton Media, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jerry Rymont as publisher of Supermarket News, the leading information source for the $566 billion U.S. food retailing sector.

NEW YORK (February 12, 2008) - Penton announced editorial director Cynthia Wisehart has been selected as a winner in the "Online Editor" category in the 2008 "Best of the Web" awards competition.

EW YORK (February 11, 2008) - Penton Media, Inc. today announced the appointment of Elise Zealand as general counsel for the company.

NEW YORK (February 8, 2008) - Penton Media, a leader in business-to-business communication and information, announced three of its properties have been named as 2008 Neal Award finalists.

NEW YORK (February 7, 2008) - Penton Media announced agreements with IIR Conferences of Melbourne and Wireless Srl of Milan to bring International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) to Australia and Italy.

Natural Products Expo West (www.expowest.com) is set for more than 300,000 square feet of natural and organic products.

NEW YORK (January 28, 2008) - Penton Media's Air Transport World, the leading monthly magazine covering the global airline industry, today announced the selection of Singapore Airlines as its Airline of the Year for 2008.

NEW YORK (January 23, 2008) - Penton's Clymer, publisher of the leading family of do-it-yourself repair manuals, announced the addition of its all-new Suzuki GSX-R1000 2005-2006 Manual.

NEW YORK (January 17, 2008) - Penton Media's SpeedNews today introduced the relaunch of its www.speednews.com Web site.

NEW YORK (January 9, 2008) - Delicious Living, the leading consumer magazine in the natural products industry, today announced the launch of its new Web site at www.deliciouslivingmag.com.

NEW YORK (January 3, 2008) - The Special Event is expected to attract thousands of industry trendsetters to Atlanta, showcasing the talents of experts responsible for some of the most high-profile events.

NEW YORK (January 2, 2008) - Penton Media's Digital Content Producer and millimeter magazines have announced the winners of its 2007 Vanguard Awards.

NEW YORK (December 11, 2007) - Ward's AutoWorld magazine has named the winners of its annual listing of North America's "Ten Best Engines."

NEW YORK (December 11, 2007) - EquipmentWatch announced two new enhancements to its EquipmentWatch Fleet Manager product which allow users to further customize databases related to their heavy equipment fleets.

NEW YORK (December 10, 2007) – Electronic Design magazine announced the winners of its annual ‘Best Electronic Design” competition, featured in the magazine’s December issue.

NEW YORK (December 6, 2007) - Corn & Soybean Digest announced the winners of its 2007 MarketMaxx competition, an online grain-marketing contest designed to help growers sharpen their marketing skills.

NEW YORK (December 4, 2007) - Registered Rep. magazine and Momentum Partners released a study surveying 537 financial advisors that identifies key trends in investment product distribution.

NEW YORK (December 3, 2007) - Penton's Remix Hotel Los Angeles, presented by Beatport with Premier Technology Partner Apple, set a new record, with 2,700 urban-electronic music enthusiasts attending the third annual music technology extravaganza.

NEW YORK (December 3, 2007) - Supermarket News, the leading information source for the $566 billion U.S. food retailing sector, launched the SN Hall of Fame and named three industry executives as the first inductees.

NEW YORK (November 29, 2007) - Penton Media's Occupational Hazards magazine today announced the launch of "SafetyLive TV" (www.SafetyLiveTV.com).

NEW YORK (November 5, 2007) - National Real Estate Investor and Retail Traffic magazines reported that corporations and developers are responding to sustainability and energy efficiency in commercial real estate,

NEW YORK (November 2, 2007) - Penton Media's Remix Hotel Los Angeles, presented by Beatport with Premier Technology Partner Apple, will return to Los Angeles November 8-10.

NEW YORK (March 13, 2007) - Penton Media's NED and MD magazines will host the Online Manufacturing WebExpo and Conference on Wednesday, March 21, 2007.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (March 12, 2007) - Natural Products Expo West and SupplyExpo, the world's largest natural, organic and healthy products trade show, posted 10 percent growth in overall attendance this year...

NEW YORK (March 9, 2007) - Penton Media's American Machinist® announced today that the American Machine Tool Distributors Association (AMTDA) has signed on to support the publication's Machine Shop Workshop

NEW YORK (March 8, 2007) - Remix Hotel MiamiTM, presented by Microsoft and Beatport, will rock the National Hotel in South Beach, March 22-25, 2007...

BOULDER, CO (March 5, 2007) - New Hope Natural Media, a leading media resource and information provider for the natural, organic and healthy products industry www.newhope.com and SPINS, a premier provider of industry reporting and consulting services for the natural products industry, today announced a partnership to provide updated sales information reporting to natural products retailers.

BOULDER, CO (March 1, 2007) - Delicious LivingTM magazine, a New Hope Natural Media publication, has signed on as a title sponsor of the Conscious Goods Alliance 2007 Veggie Bus Tour, designed to allow consumers to experience and learn about natural products and sustainability.

NEW YORK (February 26, 2007) - Mobile Radio Technology magazine, a leading monthly publication for public safety professionals, mobile radio dealers and enterprise end users, today announced the launch of its newly redesigned Web site, www.MRTmag.com.

NEW YORK (February 26, 2007) - Remix Hotel, presented by Microsoft and Beatport, returns to Miami for a fifth year, bringing the nation's leading music technology showcase to the National Hotel in South Beach, March 22-25. Premier technology partner Apple, as well as other technology partners, will also be sponsoring the event.

NEW YORK (February 21, 2007) - Penton's Expansion Management, a business magazine for executives of companies actively looking to expand or relocate their facilities, today released its fifth annual "Healthcare Cost Quotient" (HQ) rankings.

BOULDER, CO (February 21, 2007) - A new conference for senior executives and leaders interested in the thriving organic products industry will take place in Boulder, Colo. on June 20 to 22, 2007.

NEW YORK (February 20, 2007) - The Truck Blue Book, the industry's leading truck valuation guide, today announced that legendary basketball coach Bobby Knight will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming 25th annual Truck Blue Book Conference.

NEW YORK (February 16, 2007) - Penton's Expansion Management, a business magazine for executives of companies actively looking to expand or relocate their facilities, today released its ninth annual "America's 50 Hottest Cities" list from the publication's January/February 2007 issue.

NEW YORK (February 14, 2007) - Penton's Lodging Hospitality magazine and Pineapple Hospitality today announced The Green Hospitality Conference, a new industry event focusing on green lodging opportunities, from energy management to earth-friendly cleaning products, as well as the challenges facing hotel owners and operators seeking to become more involved in the growing industry movement toward sustainability.

WASHINGTON, D.C (January 26, 2007) - Air Transport World, the leading monthly magazine covering the global airline industry, selected Tokyo-based ANA as its Airline of the Year for 2007.

BENSALEM, PA (January 24, 2007) - Penton Media’s Convenience Store Decisions announces the re-launch of www.CSDecisions.com.

CLEVELAND, OH (JANUARY 12, 2007) - Penton Media, Inc. announced today that 77-year-old Welding Design & Fabrication has been renamed Penton’s Welding Magazine.

CLEVELAND, OH (January 9, 2007) - Penton Media (OTCBB:PTON) announces the launch of Engineering TV, a new online video program by engineers for engineers.

CLEVELAND, OH (January 9, 2007) - IndustryWeek, a leading Penton Media brand serving the manufacturing community, announces the launch of Related Knowledge, a new highly-targeted advertising opportunity on IndustryWeek.com.