Anfora is more than just a manufacturer of fine dinnerware — it's the child of a marriage of cultures. Founded in 1920 in Mexico City by German immigrants, the company crafts lead-free, microwave-safe ceramic tableware in a range of sophisticated...

Nashville, Tenn.-based DMCs Helen Moskovitz and Associates and The Key Event Group, with a combined 28 years in the Nashville market, have merged to form THE KEY EVENT AND HELEN MOSKOVITZ GROUP. The new firm will specialize in planning events for...

Are high-tech tools truly enabling us to do our jobs faster, cheaper and more efficiently? Consider the cost of a transaction with your bank. If you visit your branch, the transaction costs the bank $1.07. If you use the phone, the cost drops to...

In party rental, great customer service is a lot more than a smile and a thank-you...

Evansville, Ind.-based Anchor Industries has announced it will team with Brumath, France-based Groupe Walter to bring European straight-line clear-span structures to the U.S. rental market...

The value of linking corporate marketing to sports is undeniable...

Fanciful, functional and retro-cool, wooden pepper mills from Quebec-based Bidule are getting into the grind. Bidule mills and salt grinders come in more than 54 table-topping styles that range in size from 3 1/2 inches to 42 inches tall, with a...

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The New York-based Society of Incentive and Travel Executives has announced that it has selected Chicago-based Smith, Bucklin & Associates as its new management company. According to SITE president Peggy Whitman, CITE, the association ...

Got a hot gala planned in Maui? Think it would be great to get the “queen of soul” to headline? Better think again. “Aretha Franklin is not going to get on a plane,” says talent buyer and producer Phelps Hope of Atlanta-based Aspen Productions...