The event industry in Houston is beginning to resume normal operations in the wake of Hurricane Ike, which reached landfall in Texas on Sept. 13. Widespread flooding and power outages have made life miserable for thousands...

The threat of Hurricane Gustav on the Gulf Coast put the damper on appearances by some politicians at the Republican National Convention, but the party pace continues unabated, event pros tell Special Events. The convention runs Sep. 1-4 in...

What's old news to the event industry can be a new discovery to clients. After all, not everyone is familiar with the term “gobo.” Celebration Party Rentals in Lee's Summit, Mo., has a growing event design business, and its products regularly...

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Last month, we showed how rental companies develop attention-grabbing trade-show booths. In Part II, we zero in on the tabletop and dish on the details for creating winning vignettes...

The U.S. presidential election is still three months away, but two far bigger events--at least in terms of special events--are coming up quickly. The Democratic National Convention comes to Denver Aug. 25-28, followed by the Republican National...

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Los Angeles-based rental giant Classic Party Rentals announced yesterday that is has acquired Water Mill Party of Water Mill, N.Y., which primarily serves the upscale Hamptons market. This deal brings the Classic network to 35 locations nationwide...

How big is the average party rental warehouse? Not big enough, most rental operators agree. Finding creative ways to use space efficiently pays off big, and three rental experts shared their techniques for doing so at ARA's Rental Show, held in...

I am sitting here on what has to be the most beautiful day of the year in Santa Barbara, Calif. My crew is busy setting up a wedding tent in the lower lawn and tightening up the dance floor on the upper patio. I've just posted the CAD (computer...