CMI Names 25 Biggest Meeting/Incentive Companies
Sep 21, 2010
It’s September, so it's time for our sister publication Corporate Meetings & Incentives to list its "CMI 25"—the annual report on the 25 largest meeting and incentive companies focused on the corporate market. This year sees a few new faces on...
Product Launches: Launch Events Make a Big Splash
Product Launches: Launch Events Make a Big Splash
Sep 15, 2010

What better way to launch something special—and grab plenty of attention—than with an unforgettable special event?

Caterers' Mood Brightens for 2010 Holiday Party Business
Caterers' Mood Brightens for 2010 Holiday Party Business
Sep 15, 2010
Some 56 percent of caterers responding to an online poll from Special Events say they expect to book as many or more holiday parties this year as they did in 2009. A total of 35 percent of respondents say they think they will book more holiday p...
Folding Bistro Set, LED "Trees," Wireless Photo Frame
Folding Bistro Set, LED "Trees," Wireless Photo Frame
Sep 15, 2010
Innobella Offers Folding Bistro Set The new bistro set from Innobella by Meco features pub-height chairs and a table that fold when not in use. The tabletop is solid hardwood with a maple veneer with legs made of hardened tubular steel with a pow...
Gala Awards 2010 Deadline Near!
Sep 15, 2010
How are your Gala Award entries coming? The deadline is almost here—Sept. 17—to enter the Gala Awards, the most prestigious award in special events. But if you can't make that, you have till Sept. 24—with a slightly higher fee—for our "late-bird"...
Crowne Plaza O'Hare Discount, Free Receptions in Henderson, Stowe's New Art Center
Crowne Plaza O'Hare Discount, Free Receptions in Henderson, Stowe's New Art Center
Sep 15, 2010
Crowne Plaza O'Hare Offers Year-end Discount The newly remodeled Crowne Plaza Hotel Chicago O'Hare Hotel and Conference Center is offering 10 percent off the total bill for events booked through Oct. 15. The hotel's newest space is the recently o...
Special Events Business News for Sept. 15, 2010
Sep 15, 2010
Landover, Md.-based PERFECT SETTINGS announced last week that is has acquired CLASSIC TENTS. Classic Tents will close its Silver Spring, Md., operations and move to Perfect Settings' 115,000-square-foot facility. Classic's TERRY MACFARLANE will...
Take a Seat: Cool New Chairs
Sep 08, 2010
In Brief: Fundraising Fares Better, Gala Goose, What You're Reading
Sep 08, 2010
Funds back in fundraising Some 57 percent of respondents to a recent online poll from Special Events say that their fundraisers are doing as well or better in 2010 than they did in 2009. About a quarter of respondents say their fundraisers are...
Special Events' "50 Top" List Shows Business Stabilizing for Big Event Companies in 2010
Special Events' "50 Top" List Shows Business Stabilizing for Big Event Companies in 2010
Sep 08, 2010
The latest edition of the Special Events "50 Top Event Planning Companies" list shows that business appears to be stabilizing for the major players in the industry. Taken as a whole, the companies listed project that revenue will be down only 1 ...
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