John J. Daly Jr. is one of the most admired professionals in the special event industry today. A winner of numerous Gala Awards from Special Events Magazine, he picked up four more at the magazine's trade show, The Special Event 2000, in January...

Stellar Appoints New CEO Tom Tucker joined Houston-based Stellar Event and Presentation Resources as president and CEO on Dec. 6, 1999. Before Stellar, Tucker served as vice president and general manager of St. Paul, Minn.-based Ecolab, where he...

Stellar Appoints New CEO Tom Tucker joined Houston-based Stellar Event and Presentation Resources as president and CEO on Dec. 6, 1999. Before Stellar, Tucker served as vice president and general manager of St. Paul, Minn.-based Ecolab, where he...

Family business is big business. According to the Family Firm Institute, 85 percent of businesses in the United States are family-owned and -operated; they account for half of the Gross National Product...

Reducing Workplace Injuries Bick Jones remembers the bad old days in workers' compensation insurance...

Although I have enjoyed many enlightening conversations with many special event professionals, every now and then someone I call tells me no. As in, “No, I don’t talk to the media.” ...

The Israeli Opera House in Tel Aviv became the legendary Paris Opera House for one night last winter...

Hilton Acquires Promus Hotel Corp. In a $4 billion transaction, Hilton Hotels Corp. of Beverly Hills, Calif., completed the acquisition of Memphis, Tenn.-based Promus Hotel Corp. in December...

HOW TO WIN A GALA "Winning a Gala Award makes everything you do worthwhile-your work is being acknowledged; your peer group has selected you. I take a lot of pride in the way I present things, and for the Galas, I try to describe my event in a way...

What's a good spot for a special event, business meeting or dinner in Southern California? How about the parking lot at the Hotel del Coronado...