BRANCHING OUT
El Segundo, Calif.-based CLASSIC PARTY RENTALS has acquired the Buellton, Calif.-based party rental division of Valley Tool Rental, PARTIES A LA CARTE. Call 310/535-3660, or visit www.classicpartyrentals.com. • Atlanta-based KELLEN CO. has opened a new office in Beijing. Call +86 1059231096, or visit www.kellencompany.com. • Based in Charleston, S.C., PLANNING THE GLOBE announces the opening of its second regional sales office in Dallas. ALEX VURPILLAT will head up the new office. For more information, call 800/997-7345, or visit www.planningtheglobe.com. • Southfield, Mich.-based experiential marketing agency STAR TRAX has changed its name to PULSE 220. Call 248/200-3900, or visit pulse220.com. • SHERI FISET has opened a new event planning and design company, FISET EVENTS, in Denver. For more information, call 303/902-5152 or visit www.fisetevents.com. • ROSE BRAND has opened its new 126,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in Secaucus, N.J. The company has also opened a design studio in New York. For more information, call 800/223-1624, or visit www.rosebrand.com.
BUSINESS NEWS
Lexington, Ky.-based PS EVENT FURNITURE and East Brunswick, N.J.-based DRAKE CORP. are partners in the new U.S. manufacturing venture DPS MOLDING. Located in Greenville, N.C., the facility will manufacture resin chairs. For more information, contact Palmer Snyder at 800/762-0415, or visit www.palmersnyder.com. • STAMFORD TENT AND PARTY RENTAL, based in Stamford, Conn., and Teterboro, N.J.-based PARTY RENTAL LTD. have joined forces to provide tenting, party supplies and specialized services to corporate and retail events. Also, Stamford Tent has changed its name to STAMFORD TENT & EVENT SERVICES to reflect the company's new focus and strategic direction. For more information, visit www.stamfordtent.com or www.partyrentalltd.com.
ADDRESS BOOK
EVENTIONS, an event marketing and planning company based in Tallahassee, Fla., has moved its office to 117 S. Gadsden St., Tallahassee, FL 320301. Call 850/222-0200, or visit www.youreventions.com. • Creations Fantastic is now BACKDROPS FANTASTIC, a new entity that will conduct all backdrop rental and sales trading. The new address is 552 Poplar St., Macon, GA 31201. For more information, call 478/750-8061, or visit www.backdropsfantastic.com.
