Event business news this week includes a new role for Miller's Steve Kohn and a new Texas office for Access Destination Management Services.

Event planner Randi Lesnick creates major events for music industry clients in Nashville "Music City" Tenn.

New products for special events include rustic marquee lights from Blueprint Studios, personalized boxes for gifting from Made with Bind, and truly portable charging stations from Mobile Power Source

Inspired by a do-it-yourself ice cream sundae bar, the team behind Pastiche Custom Perfume lets party guests create their own custom fragrances.

FACTOR168 creates a one-of-a-kind corporate incentive event in Bali

Interesting articles concerning special events include the fact that blue is the hardest color to create in fireworks, totally bizarre old wedding customs, and the dangers of a July Fourth marshmallow fight

Special Events editor Lisa Hurley aAsks is it better to go alone or work in an alliance

Special Events Magazine presents its 10th annual list of the biggest destination management companies

The 13th annual "Corporate Event Forecast" from Special Events magazine shows optimism about both the number of events and budgets for events to be staged by corporate event pros in 2015.