Taylor Brings Years Of Entertainment Industry Experience To Venue
Spectra by Comcast Spectacor, which provides Venue Management, Food Services & Hospitality and Ticketing & Fan Engagement at the Budweiser Events Center, has named Keller Taylor the general manager of the facility.
Taylor relocates from the Spectra-managed Enid Event Center and Convention Hall in Enid, Okla., where he served as general manager for the past four years. Taylor will oversee booking and the day to day operations at the Budweiser Events Center.
Taylor replaces Rick Hontz who is now a Regional Vice President for Spectra by Comcast Spectacor. Hontz remains on site, overseeing 14 Spectra properties in the region, including the Budweiser Events Center.
“We are excited to welcome Keller to The Ranch Events Complex and the Budweiser Events Center,” Hontz said. “Keller brings years of industry experience and knowledge to the facility, and his strong relationships with promoters and agents will create exciting opportunities for the Budweiser Events Center and the Northern Colorado community.”
Prior to working in Enid, Taylor was the director of event operations and part of a team that opened the 6,800 seat Cedar Park Center near Austin, Texas in 2009. He also has experience working within the University of South Carolina Athletics Department as well as the Ohio University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Taylor is from Columbia, S.C. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration in 2006 from the University of South Carolina and his MBA and Master of Sports Administration and Facility Management from Ohio University in 2008 and 2009, respectively. He and his wife, Sarah, have relocated to Loveland with their son, Wyn, and daughter, Landyn.
The Ranch, Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Complex, located in Loveland, Colorado, opened in 2003 and is owned and operated by Larimer County. The Ranch consists of the Budweiser Events Center, the Ranch-Way Feeds Indoor Arena and Livestock Pavilions, the First National Bank Exhibition Halls, and the Thomas M. McKee 4-H Youth & Community Building.