Incentive events for big business may be in the doghouse, but special events are the solution--at least in the eyes of Reno, Nev., city council--to boosting city coffers. The council is investigating ways to turn an abandoned golf course into a v...

Linen 'N Stuff offers a new line of sheer, elegant chair ties featuring handmade flowers. The ties, which come in range of colors, feature a Velcro closure. The company also offers a line of pre-made chair bows, wraparound chair covers and fanc...

Dome Guys offers a line of fire-retardant, waterproof domes ranging in size from 16 feet to 90 feet in diameter. The continuous skin of the domes can be custom printed with logos or other graphics; it can also screen video. The company is offer...

The new CORT Event Furnishings Web site offers a free 2D space-planning tool to registered users. The tool, which works with both Mac and PC computers, provides digital aerial views of the event venue. Planners can use drag-and-drop functions t...

The all-suite Hilton Bentley Miami, located in Miami's famed South Beach neighborhood, has added a spa and a new restaurant. Spa 101, offering ocean views, features high-quality organic products and Asian treatments, management says. The new re...

The 116-year-old Roosevelt New Orleans, located one block from the historic French Quarter, opens in June with refurbished event space. The property offers nearly 60,000 square feet of event space, including 23 meeting rooms. Three ballrooms--th...

The chain of Nike sportswear stores now offers a unique event experience. The newer outlets--in Atlanta, New York, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Westchester, N.Y., Farmington, Conn., and Eugene, Ore.--feature the Nike iD Studio, where guests can de...

ANDREW OSBORNE, CMP, has been named managing director of conferences and events at the HOUSE OF SWEDEN in Washington. Call 202/536-1511 ... LESLIE WRIGHT has joined Minneapolis-based CVB MEET MINNEAPOLIS as senior vice president of sales and ser...

Due in part to the demand for "green events" that create less waste and consume fewer resources, 30 percent of respondents to a recent online poll from Special Events say their clients are cutting back "somewhat" on their use of fresh floral at e...

Coffee shops are abuzz with trendy tea offerings, and now the warming favorite has hit the event circuit in a big way. Portsmouth Tea Co. offers elegantly packaged tins of pretty, loose teas full of flowers, peppercorns and candied hearts. In lie...