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Jeremy Halaska and Debbie Halkovics
Jeremy Halaska and Debbie Halkovics have been promoted at Event Source.

Who’s News in Special Events for Nov. 9, 2017

Special event business news this week includes promotions at Event Source and more growth for CE Rental.

Cleveland-based JBK Group, dba Event Source and Panache Party Rental, has promoted Jeremy Halaska to vice president of operations and Debbie Halkovics to vice president of sales and marketing.

CE Rental, based in Raleigh, N.C., has announced its third acquisition since partnering with investment company Dubin Clark, with the recapitalization of Skyline Tent Co., with operations in Charlottesville, Va., and Charleston, S.C. "The partnership between CE Rental and Skyline Tent Company greatly expands our strategy of being the premier full-service rental provider on the East Coast," said James Auerbach, senior vice president at CE Rental. "We are excited to leverage the exclusive tabletop and tenting offerings of both CE Rental and Skyline in all of our existing markets and beyond.”

La Randa Mayes has been promoted to event services manager at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. She is a member of the Special Events Advisory Board.

Mary Patton has joined big DMC AlliedPRA, included on the latest Special Events “25 Top DMCs,” as global sales director in the Chicago region.

Cleveland-based Designs of Distinctions is closing after 35 years; some 100,000 square feet of inventory is up for auction Nov. 17 and 18.  Click here for more information.

MCI, headquartered in Geneva, has launched the MCI Experience, designed to offer innovative experience marketing programs. The division will be led by Kim Myhre as managing director.

Visit Plano’s [Texas] convention services coordinator Blaire Zahn has been named SMERF and government sales manager, and Liz Navarette has been promoted to the position of Convention Services Coordinator.

Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach [Fla.] has appointed Jorge Ramos as executive chef.

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