The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that Fun Express Inc., based in Omaha, has expanded its May 12 recall of face paints, commonly used on children at parties and festivals, to include two more colors. The initial recall was fo...
As the strain of H1NI "swine" flu dominating the headlines appears to be less virulent than feared, officials in both the U.S. and Mexico are beginning to ease up on restrictions.
The threat level in Mexico City, which virtually ground to a halt...
Incentive events for big business may be in the doghouse, but special events are the solution--at least in the eyes of Reno, Nev., city council--to boosting city coffers. The council is investigating ways to turn an abandoned golf course into a v...
As an event planner for the Greater Kansas City [Mo.] Chamber of Commerce for 18 years, Bill Svoboda learned a lot about small businesses with big aspirations. It was their successes that inspired him and John Short, CMP, to strike out on their o...
Venues throughout the world are getting ready to turn out the lights for an hour on Saturday evening in support of Earth Hour. The event, first staged in Sydney in 2007 when 2.2 homes and businesses joined in, aims to draw worldwide attention to ...
Chicago-based C. Cretors & Co. has introduced a new line of concession equipment. The Echols line of high-speed ice shavers can shave up to 500 pounds of ice per hour, in sizes ranging from small cubes to 4.5-inch chunks. Powered by gas, battery ...
Two huge party occasions--the Academy Awards in Los Angeles and Mardi Gras in New Orleans--hit this week, and event professionals on both ends of the U.S. says business has been at least steady.
Event pros behind the Oscar bashes are reporting a...
Executing a successful run or walk event can be a long road. The sheer scale of run/walk events dwarfs many other special events. Instead of hundreds of participants, the event team may have to deal with thousands. And rather than working with on...