CONCEPTS WORLDWIDE, based in Carlsbad, Calif., has hired LISA ENGLISH, CMP, as director of operations. GREGORY SPIRE is the new national account executive. Call 760/602-3232; www.conceptsworldwide.com … ...
Bedouin Freeform Tents, based in Manly Vale, Australia, has introduced a new waterproof stretch fabric for tents. The company will also fabricate stage covers, clear-span marquees and custom shapes from the two-way stretch fabric. Available color...
Three days out from a 275-guest wedding in August, Tara Cutler dealt with an unusual twist to the wedding's well-laid plans. Initially, the special events consultant for the special events division of Mishawaka, Ind.-based Burns Rent-Alls Inc. fe...
Renewing a magazine subscription brought The Economist's “Pocket World in Figures” to my home, and I haven't looked at life the same way since. It's a slim little book that ranks the countries on scores of different measures, from worldwide...
Children are known for persnickety palates. So how do caterers get creative with children's menus yet avoid getting scrunched-up noses for their efforts? Here, catering experts discuss how to pique the interest of the picky through innovative pre...
With 26 outlets in nine states and revenue expected to hit $300 million this year, Los Angeles-based Classic Party Rentals has changed the face of event rental. But president and CEO John Campanelli doesn't want simply a big company — he wants th...
Fuel supplies have vanished; unemployment is at 80 percent and inflation has skyrocketed 7,500 percent in a year. This may sound like a cautionary disaster film set in the future, but instead it's the current state of Zimbabwe, a country of 13 mi...
The best backdrops and screens stand out while luring event guests in. Whether you use them to encircle, divide, connect or conceal is entirely up to you.
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Nothing sets a room scene like a themed backdrop. And no qualities make for a m...
