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Wednesday, July 01, 2026
How Flyspace Built a Decade of Growth on a Stageline Foundation
stageline.com: Since 2012, Flyspace has grown from a fledgling event management company into a regional powerhouse, now operating an impressive fleet of 17 Stageline mobile units.
2026 Show Control Geekout Wrapup—Special Meow Wolf Omega Mart Edition!
John Huntington: On June 16, 2026 Jim Janninck and I coordinated this year’s (mostly) annual show control Geekout. This was the 15th edition (past writeups here), and this one was special. Joseph White, Show Systems Leader at Meow Wolf, reached out last year, offering to host this year’s Geekout in our traditional multiple case study session format at their Omega Mart location at Area 15 in Las Vegas.
PennWest University cutting more than 40 majors and minors in academic redesign
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pennsylvania Western University is moving forward with its plan to cut 43 academic majors and minors while adding dozens of new workforce-focused certificates and credentials.
Google's new Nano Banana 2 Lite image model is its fastest and cheapest yet
Ars Technica: There are plenty of AI image-generation models these days, but the ones capable of quality outputs tend to be slow and expensive. Google DeepMind says its new image model, known as Nano Banana 2 Lite, offers the best balance of quality and speed. It’s available today across the Google ecosystem, creating images in a fraction of the time it takes Google’s beefier models.
Broadway Cleaners Union Votes to Authorize a Strike; Negotiations for New Contract Underway
www.broadwayworld.com: On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, more than 250 cleaners voted to authorize a strike that would impact 30 theaters showing Tony award-winning productions like Schmigadoon, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Wicked, and The Lion King. This marks the first time Broadway cleaners have authorized a strike in nearly two decades.
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