TicketForce: Valley ticketing company sold to North Carolina firm

A Valley ticketing company was one of two bought by a North Carolina firm looking to expand its national reach. Gilbert-based TicketForce was sold to Etix along with Michigan-based Star Tickets. TicketForce started locally as an alternative to other ticketing sites. The company developed its own technology, offering ticket sales locally and nationally. It's Valley venues include Celebrity Theatre, the Orpheum Theatre and Phoenix Symphony Hall. "When we started TicketForce, we wanted to mesh...