PEAK Event Services launches luxury linen and tabletop accessory brand

May 26, 2023  |  Company News, News

Event logistics and equipment supplier PEAK Event Services, Boston, has launched its newest endeavor in Reverie Social, a luxury table linen and tabletop accessory brand available to rent nationwide.   “Our team truly understands what it takes to put together an event, from ide…
Lubbock Event Rentals acquires Spoil Me Rotten

May 26, 2023  |  Company News, News

Lubbock Event Rentals, Lubbock, Texas, has acquired Spoil Me Rotten, also located in Lubbock.   Through the acquisition, Lubbock Event Rentals has assumed ownership of Spoil Me Rotten’s location at 2311 109th St. and will relocate here from its previous address at 1211 Avenue F in Lubbock.&nbsp…
New leadership at Crown Point Enterprises

May 19, 2023  |  Company News, News

Crown Point Enterprises Inc. announced its new women-led leadership roles within its triad of sister-companies in the Pittsburgh, Penn., event industry market. Cindy Scott has moved into the role of managing director for Crown Point Enterprises Inc. Scott has been with the company for over 21 years …
PMI increases to 50.2 in U.S.

May 10, 2023  |  Industry News, News

The U.S. manufacturing sector registered a slight improvement in operating conditions in April 2023 with a seasonally adjusted purchasing managers’ index or PMI at 50.2 in April, up from 49.2 in March, and broadly in line with the earlier released flash estimate of 50.4. The latest index reading w…
In memoriam: Kevin Yonce

May 1, 2023  |  ATA News, Industry News

Former Industrial Fabrics Association International (now ATA) Chairman Kevin Yonce passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home on April 29, 2023. Yonce was born January 24, 1970, in Urbana, Ill. He was a lifelong resident of Champaign-Urbana and a 1988 graduate of Urbana High School. Yonce is …
Portable Electric partners with Volvo CE

April 20, 2023  |  Company News, News

Portable Electric, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is partnering with Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), Shippensburg, Pa., to provide silent, emission-free mobile charging solutions for construction equipment as an extended offer through the Volvo CE dealer network.  As part of…
Choice Party Linens wins top workplaces award

April 12, 2023  |  Company News, News

Choice Party Linens has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2023 honor by The Philadelphia Inquirer Top Workplaces. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The confidential survey uniquely meas…
Herculite launches Architent Beyond Coated

April 5, 2023  |  Company News, News

Herculite Products Inc.®, an innovator in high-performance and custom fabrics and manufacturer of Architent® brand tent and structure fabrics, is pleased to introduce Architent® Beyond Coated. Beyond Coated is 20-ounce flexible composite textile engineered for high-profile event structures where …
Design spotlight: Beachside winter wonderland

April 1, 2023  |  Design Spotlight, Projects

Staging an outdoor event in January can present a number of challenges, from blizzards to ice storms. But at this reception, held at the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club in Dana Point, Calif., the only white to be seen was on the inside of the tent. From chairs and linens to drapes an…
Leadership and management

April 1, 2023  |  Business, Management

Leadership and management are closely related; however, despite often being spoken of in the same breath, they are certainly not synonymous. If we use those terms interchangeably, we tend to behave as if these roles are interchangeable and equivalent. Doing so means we miss critical components of ex…