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.
A roster of "mega events" this year--ranging from the Summer...
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. Although Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is urgin...
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. Widespread flooding and power outages have made life miserable for thousands.
Deborah Elias, CSEP...
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.
Houston-based tech experts LD Systems said today that its operat...
Houston's event industry is fighting to get back on its feet after Hurricane Ike plowed through Texas over the weekend. The storm is now causing power outages in the Midwest. Ike has been blamed for 38 deaths in the U.S.
Houston's venerable Part...
Are you a great tabletop talent? Special Events Magazine will select the best tabletop designs in two budget categories at The Special Event 2009, Jan. 28-30 in San Diego. The Tabletop Competition--a highlight of the show floor--is the industry's...
This year's Primetime Emmy Awards Governors Ball, slated for Sept. 21, will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a traditional diamond motif. The media saw a preview of the "diamond anniversary"-themed affair on Thursday.
Once again under the dir...
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 for students at Indiana University's Kelley ...
The AIDS crisis. Natural disasters. The onset of devastating accidents and illness. Since its inception in 1997, the SEARCH Foundation has reached out with financial assistance and support services to event professionals in need. And as always...
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. On Wednesday, residents saw the spider clinging to the side of an office b...