The Chicago Marriott Oak Brook, located just outside Chicago, has unveiled a new 11,040-square-foot ballroom, the largest in Oak Brook, Ill., management says.
The $1.7 million dollar renovation included high-tech lighting and sound systems, comp...
Yorkville, N.Y.-based Meyda Custom Lighting offers its "Twig" custom chandelier.
Offering a unique, custom look, Twig is crafted of intertwined natural twigs and branches.
The unit features six replica wax-dripping "candles."
The chandelier, w...
Clipper Mill of Daly City, Calif., offers a line of unique serving baskets, towers, caddies, condiment holders and other tabletop items.
In addition to their sleek look, the line helps control food costs by providing portion-control sizing, the ...
Artificial Ice Events of Peabody, Mass., installs "rinks" made of a plastic polymer that simulate the experience of skating on natural ice, the company says.
The system requires no water or refrigeration; rinks can be installed on any flat surfa...
STEPHANIE EDENS has joined Los Angeles-based WOLFGANG PUCK CATERING as regional director of sales for the West Coast. Call 213/621-4496 ...
EARL LIZANA has joined the ROOSEVELT NEW ORLEANS HOTEL in New Orleans as director of catering. The proper...
In response to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration March 30 warning against consuming pistachio nuts, which might be contaminated with salmonella, 50 percent of caterers responding to a Special Events poll say they have taken pistachios off their...
The Vermont legislature today approved same-sex marriage, a vote that will allow same-sex couples to marry beginning Sept. 1.
The decision comes on the heels of Friday's decision of the Iowa Supreme Court to uphold same-sex marriage.
Today, fou...
Event pros social networking grows Today, 42 percent of event professionals use online social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, versus 39 percent a year ago. An online poll from Special Events says that while a year ago, 20 percent ...
Austin, Texas-based Austin Party Central announced Sunday that it has acquired Premiere Tents & Events, also in Austin. Terms were not disclosed.
The new entity, which now has three outlets, will be rebranded as Premiere Party Central, according...
Iowa today became the third state in the U.S. to recognize same-sex marriage. The move came as the state's Supreme Court rejected a state law banning same-sex marriage. Iowa joins Massachusetts and Connecticut in permitting same-sex unions.
The ...
