LYNN JACOBS has joined SWITCH of St. Louis as executive producer. Call 314/206-7700 …

EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS of Sherman Oaks, Calif., announced yesterday that it will now manage the new 42,000-square-foot L3 event space, located at shopping center SANTA MONICA PLACE in Santa Monica, Calif. Call 818/783-6112 …

Sydney's AVOCADO GROUP and AMORY CATERING have announced a strategic partnership that allows the two companies to offer a wider range of services to clients while sharing resources. Call 02 9264 1300 …

Longtime event specialist ANDY DiRADDO has joined Houston-based STAGING SOLUTIONS, concentrating on corporate meetings and upper-end special events. Call 832/618-6140 …

TERRY HAMADA has been named director of food and beverage at the HALEKULANI hotel in Waikiki, Hawaii. Call 808/923-2311 ...

HEIDI and JIM BRUMBACH of East Lansing, Mich.-based TECHNISCH CREATIVE have launched "Event Essentials," an online radio show on the Michigan Business Network that focuses on events as they pertain to business. Call 517/908-0013 …

Lanham, Md.-based HARGROVE announced last week that it has been awarded a "significant portion" of the services required to support the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), scheduled for July 22-27 in Washington. Call 301/306-4755 …

New York-based PRODUCTION RESOURCE GROUP has acquired PASKAL LIGHTING; Paskal will continue to operate under its brand name. Call 212/589-5400 …

BLACKSTONE PRODUCTIONS of Uxbridge, Mass., has named MORGAN CRANE director of sales and marketing. Call 508/278-5637 …

ELIZABETH LINN has joined Twinsburg, Ohio-based EXPERIENT as strategic sales executive, serving the company's new and existing corporate market clients. Call 330/486-0330 …

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