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Sold-out floor? Top-notch education? World-class networking? Check, check, and check! As hard as it may be to believe, we’re just seven weeks away from the 2024 CD/NLA Show, which will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas this March 3-6, and we couldn’t be more excited!
With the show creeping up, time’s running out to take advantage of our exclusive Early-Bird Pricing. From now until January 12, attendees can save a whopping $70 and secure a space for $549. What’s more, NLA members can save an additional $100 and get four days of education, networking, and fun for only $449. Don’t sleep on this incredible deal.
The all-under-one-roof event—brimming with networking opportunities; tons of education; an incredible show floor with all the suppliers, vehicles, and technology you need; and your peers from around the world—is just what you need to expand your business for 2024 and beyond.
While we’re hard at work finalizing all the details, stay tuned to CD’s and NLA’s social media and weekly newsletters as well as the magazine and your inbox for the latest. You can also check out cdnlavegas.com for a deeper dive of our events and to plan your own schedule.
If you haven’t registered for the show, now is your opportunity. Remember: This deal ends on Friday, January 12, so if you’re as stoked about the show as we are, why not save some money too? Also, our room block at the MGM Grand is filling quickly, so book yours today for only $152/night.
Visit cdnlavegas.com for more information.
[01.09.24]
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Plaza Limousine Co-owner Michael "Mike" Gay died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family after a long period of declining health, on Saturday, December 23, 2023. He was 69.
Gay cofounded Plaza Limousine (Lowell, Mass.) back in the early 1980s and grew a very successful business. He served as a board member of the New England Livery Association for many years, during which he became a well-known and respected member in his industry. He grew and cultivated many relationships through the years with colleagues in the industry as well as many prominent New England firms, business owners, CEOs, and private clients from Boston to New York, California, and Washington.
Gay is survived by his two brothers, Robert and his wife Susan, Richard Gay and his wife Sandra; his sister, Mary Noftle; and his nieces and nephews, Kristin Gay, Robert Gay, Scott Noftle, Kimberly Bettencourt, and Richard Gay. He also leaves his longtime friend and business partner of Plaza Limousine, Scott Regan, his wife, Alexandria, and their sons, Maxwell and Harrison, and his lifelong friend and attorney, Andrew Zaroulis.
He was predeceased by his mother, Dorothy Gay, his brother Dennis Gay, and his dog, Milo.
Donations in his memory may be made to Lowell Humane Society, 951 Broadway Street, Lowell, Mass., 01854.
Thank you to the New England Livery Association for sharing additional information.
[01.09.24]
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Last year, Peter Pantuso, the longtime president & CEO of the American Bus Association (ABA) and president of its research arm, the ABA Foundation, shared his intention to retire from his position in September 2024. To prepare for the transition, the association recently announced that they had formed a search committee to begin finding a replacement for Pantuso, which includes retaining the services of Heidrick & Struggles, one of the nation’s leading executive search firms, to conduct the search through their offices in Washington, D.C.
Pantuso joined ABA in 1996 as president & CEO, presiding over some of the toughest periods in history for the industry, including 9/11 and the 2008 recession. Among his listed accomplishments: ABA’s membership nearly tripled in size and its annual convention, ABA’s Marketplace, grew to be the leading domestic packaged travel event in the industry during his tenure. He also created the Bus Industry Safety Council and the Bus Maintenance and Repair Council to highlight and promote the highest ethical standards in the bus industry and to increase industry safety, and was instrumental in forming the African American Motorcoach Council, Women in Buses Council, Hispanic Motorcoach Council, Entertainer Motorcoach Council, and the School Bus Council. Pantuso also founded the ABA Foundation, which parses and publishes research and data on the industry and grants scholarships “to promote academic excellence and diversity” in the industry.
ABA is also days away from their 2024 Marketplace, which is being held in Nashville, Tenn., starting this Sunday through January 16. They have also announced their dates and locations for the next few years: Philadelphia, Pa. in February 2025, Reno, Nev. in January 2026, Calgary (Alberta, Canada) in February 2027, and Charlotte, N.C. in January 2028.
Visit buses.org for more information.
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