Special Events News Archive

Event Pros Weigh In on Financial Crisis Businesspeople are holding their breath this week as the U.S. Congress wrangles over the astonishing $700 billion bailout proposed by the Bush Administration to save the sinking financial sector....

Houston Event Business Steadies After Ike 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....

Houston Event Industry Starts Road Back from Ike Houston's event industry is pooling resources and enjoying support from other regions as it struggles to return to normal after the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Ike over the weekend....

Fighting Back After Ike Houston's event industry is fighting to get back on its feet after Hurricane Ike plowed through Texas over the weekend....

Tabletop Gallery 2009 Competition Opens Special Events Magazine will select the best tabletop designs in two budget categories at The Special Event 2009....

Diamonds are Emmy Gala's Best Friend This year's Primetime Emmy Awards Governors Ball, slated for Sept. 21, will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a traditional diamond motif....

Scholarship Fund Set in Memory of BBJ's James Buckman The daughter and son-in-law of the late James E. Buckman, a leading figure in the linen industry, yesterday announced the founding of the Ernst & Young, James E. Buckman Memorial Scholarship/Fellowship....

Super Spider Crawls Over Liverpool The city of Liverpool, England, continued its "European Capital of Culture" year this week with a five-day street theater event featuring a 50-foot tall mechanical spider....

Trader Vic's Signs Lease at L.A. LIVE Developer AEG announced today that legendary Polynesian-style restaurant chain Trader Vic's has leased the final available space for an operation at L.A. LIVE....

Politicos Pause But Parties Don't at GOP Convention 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....

TBA Global Announces New "Connective Learning" Platform Los Angeles-based TBA Global, a leading experiential marketing and communications company, today announced the launch of its new "Connective Learning" platform....

Salmonella Scare Over, FDA Says The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday rescinded its advice to consumers to avoid eating jalapeño and Serrano peppers grown, harvested or packed in Mexico....

Esprit Awards Highlight ISES Eventworld 2008 International Special Events Society members from throughout the world gathered in St. Petersburg, Fla., Aug. 21-23 for Eventworld 2008....

Galas Due Soon; Tips on Entering Gala madness has begun: Entries are due Sept. 5--but Sept. 12 is fine, too....

Aggreko Powers Opening Ceremonies Veteran event supplier Aggreko, based in Scotland, played a major role in supporting the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on Aug. 8....

Mexican Serrano Peppers Added to FDA Warning List The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week added serrano peppers from Mexico to its list of foods that consumers should avoid....

Party Pace Heats Up for Dem, GOP Conventions 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 Convention Sept. 1-4 in Minneapolis-St. Paul. ...

U.S. Peppers Cleared, but Be Leery of Lobster Liver The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave the all-clear to jalapeno and serrano peppers grown in the United States, revoking its warning issued just two days before that consumers completely avoid the chiles....

California Balloon Ban Deflates A proposed ban on helium-filled foil balloons has withered in the California Legislature in the face of vehement protests from manufacturers, decorators and florists....

Foil Balloons Under Attack Charging that helium-filled foil balloons caused more than 800 power outages in California last year, a state legislator is pushing a bill to ban them....

Salmonella Outbreak: Are Peppers the Problem? After nearly three months and close to 1,000 cases of foodborne illness in the U.S. and Canada, U.S. officials are beginning to look at jalapeno peppers as the culprits rather than fresh tomatoes....

Feds Now Unsure About Tomato Danger Are fresh tomatoes to blame for sickening nearly 870 people in 36 states and the District of Columbia, or is it something else?...

Bandit Brides Targeting Event Pros for Big Bucks Bogus brides continue to prey on event pros with cashier's check scams....

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