BRANCHING OUT
Overland Park, Kan.-based ONYX MEETINGS has launched a new event production division; the company will now be called ONYX MEETINGS AND EVENTS. Call 913/381-1123; www.onyxmeetingsandevents.com. • Columbus, Ohio-based LASTING IMPRESSIONS EVENT RENTALS is expanding to Cleveland following the acquisition of ACME EVENTS. The new Cleveland location will be known as ACME EVENTS — LASTING IMPRESSIONS. Call 614/252-5400; www.lirents.com. • San Diego-based DMC PRA DESTINATION MANAGEMENT has opened PRA ORLANDO in Orlando, Fla., the latest location in the company's franchise system. IRIS LANGANKE and JOOST DE MEYER will head the new office. Call 407/933-0226; www.pra.com. • JANA VON FELDT has formed event planning company EVENTS BY JANA in St. Paul, Minn. Call 651/645-4791; www.eventsbyjana.com. • KAREN DIPERI and MICHAEL DIPERI have formed TRIBECA EVENTS in New York. The company provides event planning and management services to corporations, nonprofits, associations and private individuals. Call 212/400-9999; www.tribecaevents.com.
BUSINESS BUZZ
Toronto-based ABSOLUTE EVENT SERVICES has acquired Toronto-based temporary shelter specialists IN-TENTS INC. Call 416/203-8332; www.absolute.to or www.intentsinc.ca. • Houston-based AZTEC PARTY AND TENT RENTALS has acquired AZTEC EVENTS & PARTY RENTALS of San Antonio, Texas. Call 713/699-0088; www.aztecpartyandtents.com.
ADDRESS BOOK
FESTIVEX SPECIAL EVENTS has moved its offices to 1910 Pink Road, Gatineau, Quebec, J9J 3N9 Canada. The new phone number is 819/775-4444; the Web site is www.festivex.com. • Las Vegas-based CINELEASE THEATRICAL EVENT LIGHTING has moved its southern California location from Burbank, Calif., to a new facility at 7691 San Fernando Road, Sun Valley, CA 91352. Call 818/252-7481; www.cinelease.com.
