EVANSVILLE — The soon-to-be former management firm behind Evansville's Old National Events Plaza notified local officials it would terminate 248 employees as its contract to operate the concert hall and conference center expires.

But in the Aug. 1 letter to Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry, ASM Global said most of the affected employees would transition to VenuWorks, the company tapped in July by the Vanderburgh County Commission to operate the Old National Events Plaza and the Old Courthouse Ballroom once ASM steps aside.

The deal cemented VenuWorks’ presence in Downtown Evansville, where the Iowa-based company already oversees operations at the Ford Center and The Victory Theatre.

“Our employees at the venue will be terminated effective Aug. 31,” ASM Global Human Resources Director Ki

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