Although it is scheduled to end today, observes expect no quick resolution to the two-week old strike against a group of hotels in San Francisco. The labor strife reflects not only traditional issues such as wages and benefits, but a new strategy...
Are you a major destination management company? The December issue of Special Events Magazine will feature 25 of the biggest DMCs, and you may belong on the list. (This article is an editorial feature in Special Events Magazine; there is no charge...
Citing a “litany” of economic setbacks, the founder of Atlanta’s event production company Aspen Productions and DMC Absolutely Atlanta announced Oct. 1 that the sister companies would close their doors. Phelps R. Hope, CMP, DMCP, founded Aspen...
Washington-based rental company Perfect Settings has purchased the East Coast-based inventory and client list of Unique Tabletop Rentals, Rancho Dominguez, Calif. Unique sold its West Coast operations to Classic Party Rentals in January 2003. The...
Trade show professionals are optimistic about an industry recovery being right around the corner, according to a just released survey by the Trade Show Exhibitors Association of its members...
FROM HER START renting her spare white wood chairs to fellow caterers in the mid-'90s, Betsy Stone built South San Francisco-based Sisters Party Rentals into a booming rental business. She sold to Classic Party Rentals in August 2003, but came...
ACCORDING TO PLANNER Mary Dann, the qualities that helped Rosalynn Sumners reach glory in the 1984 Winter Olympics also made the renowned figure skater an exciting, and challenging, client. “She's very creative and determined,” explains the...
LONGTIME READERS OF this column know that I believe professional associations pay you back for your investment of time and money. The latest Eventworld — the annual ISES professional development conference — was a great investment...
