Special Events News Archive

Gala Award Nominees Announced The Special Events Magazine Advisory Board today released the list of entries nominated to receive a Gala Award, the most prestigious prize in special events. The winners will be named Jan. 30 at The Special Event 2009 in San Diego....

Classic Party Rentals To Open Sacramento Outlet Los Angeles-based Classic Party Rentals, the leading event rental company in the U.S., said Tuesday that it will open a new warehouse and showroom in Sacramento, Calif., on Dec. 1....

Rental Operators Hold Line on Discounting Despite the tough economy, most event rental operators say they will not be discounting the price of their services, according to a recent online poll from Special Events. ...

Bans on Same-sex Marriage Gaining Voters passed bans on same-sex marriage in Arizona and Florida in yesterday's elections, and while the tally is not yet final, proponents of a ban in California hold a narrow lead....

Holiday Party Outlook Grim; Are You Discounting? Although yesterday's U.S. presidential election will calm some of the general uncertainty nagging at financial markets, the outlook for the corporate holiday party business remains bleak....

Fuel Prices Fall But Rental Profits Still Feel Pressure With fuel prices dropping, are event rental fleets reaping the benefit? So far, the answer is mixed....

Connecticut OK's Same-sex Weddings Following decisions earlier this year by California and Massachusetts, Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that gays and lesbians have the right to marry in the state....

Economy Crashes Holiday Party Business Nearly two-thirds of respondents to an online Special Events poll say that lousy economic news is cutting into their corporate holiday party business....

Stop Guessing! Order Research from Special Events Trying to develop next year's budget or marketing plan? Looking for new clients in your target market? Don't waste precious time by guessing....

Gas Shortage Plagues Atlanta Event Pros It's the secret ingredient in appetizers, decor and guest lists--gasoline. If there's no gas, then the caterer can't deliver the food, the decor pieces sit on the loading dock, and guests can't get to the party....

30 Top Rental Companies Note Economic Chill The respondents to Special Events Magazine's 11th annual "30 Top Event Rental Companies" list predict an 8 percent boost in revenue this year, but the forecast for 2009 is not so rosy....

Event Pros Weigh In on Financial Crisis Businesspeople are holding their breath this week as the U.S. Congress wrangles over the astonishing $700 billion bailout proposed by the Bush Administration to save the sinking financial sector....

Houston Event Business Steadies After Ike The event industry in Houston is beginning to resume normal operations in the wake of Hurricane Ike, which reached landfall in Texas on Sept. 13....

Houston Event Industry Starts Road Back from Ike Houston's event industry is pooling resources and enjoying support from other regions as it struggles to return to normal after the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Ike over the weekend....

Fighting Back After Ike Houston's event industry is fighting to get back on its feet after Hurricane Ike plowed through Texas over the weekend....

Tabletop Gallery 2009 Competition Opens Special Events Magazine will select the best tabletop designs in two budget categories at The Special Event 2009....

Diamonds are Emmy Gala's Best Friend This year's Primetime Emmy Awards Governors Ball, slated for Sept. 21, will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a traditional diamond motif....

Scholarship Fund Set in Memory of BBJ's James Buckman The daughter and son-in-law of the late James E. Buckman, a leading figure in the linen industry, yesterday announced the founding of the Ernst & Young, James E. Buckman Memorial Scholarship/Fellowship....

Super Spider Crawls Over Liverpool The city of Liverpool, England, continued its "European Capital of Culture" year this week with a five-day street theater event featuring a 50-foot tall mechanical spider....

Trader Vic's Signs Lease at L.A. LIVE Developer AEG announced today that legendary Polynesian-style restaurant chain Trader Vic's has leased the final available space for an operation at L.A. LIVE....

Politicos Pause But Parties Don't at GOP Convention The threat of Hurricane Gustav on the Gulf Coast put the damper on appearances by some politicians at the Republican National Convention, but the party pace continues unabated....

TBA Global Announces New "Connective Learning" Platform Los Angeles-based TBA Global, a leading experiential marketing and communications company, today announced the launch of its new "Connective Learning" platform....

Salmonella Scare Over, FDA Says The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday rescinded its advice to consumers to avoid eating jalapeño and Serrano peppers grown, harvested or packed in Mexico....

Esprit Awards Highlight ISES Eventworld 2008 International Special Events Society members from throughout the world gathered in St. Petersburg, Fla., Aug. 21-23 for Eventworld 2008....

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