Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority has chosen Adam J. Straight to be the next president and CEO, replacing Roger Dixon, who is retiring at the end of this year after 25 years in the role. Straight comes to Omaha from New Orleans, where he served as the Chief Operating Officer of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, the nation’s sixth largest convention center, overseeing day-to-day operations. Before his time in New Orleans, Straight worked at the Georgia World Congress Center Authority in Atlanta. He will be responsible for CHI Health Center Omaha, Charles Schwab Field and the RiverFront parks.
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