In memoriam: Richard Crum

October 8, 2025  |  Company News, News

E. Richard Crum, 85, died Sept. 7, 2025, in Kyle, Texas. Following a public sector career in social services that spanned two decades, Crum turned to entrepreneurship, launching several business ventures, real estate investments and land speculation projects. Alongside his wife, Delores Crum, he co-…
Toast of the Town acquires Alaska Event Services

October 8, 2025  |  Company News, News

Toast of the Town, Anchorage, Alaska, has acquired Anchorage-based Alaska Event Services (AES). Founded in 2015, Toast of the Town is a women-owned event planning and marketing agency that serves as the only event planning and management preferred provider for the state of Alaska. AES, establis…
PRO EM acquires Top Productions

October 8, 2025  |  Company News, News

Phoenix-based PRO EM National Event Services, a nationwide event rental agency, acquired Top Productions, an event flooring and structure solutions company based in Richmond, Calif. According to PRO EM National Event Services, this acquisition will expand its inventory of flooring, scaffol…
Don’t skip background checks before hiring

October 1, 2025  |  Business, Management

Every new employee brings a possible threat to your business. Those threats include theft, sexual harassment, physical violence, identity theft, fraud and drug use. The potential for ruinous legal actions is higher today than ever before. That’s why a background check before you hire an applicant …
OSHA’s Temporary Worker Inititaitive

October 1, 2025  |  Business, Safety

When a staffing agency sends temporary workers to a jobsite, the staffing agency and the staffing agency’s client (the host employer) are considered joint employers of those temporary workers. As joint employers, both the staffing agency and the host employer are responsible for assessing the temp…
2025 Premier Product Showcase

October 1, 2025  |  Features, Premier Product Showcase

Customization, fast installation, easy handling and style—these are the qualities that tent and event rental companies demand. For the annual InTents Premier Product Showcase, we asked our contributors to send us information about their latest products and services that help companies save time an…
Power up: rightsizing generators

October 1, 2025  |  Features

From selecting the appropriate generator size and evaluating its environmental impact to ensuring safe installation, providing the electricity needed for lighting, sound, entertainment and culinary needs at outdoor events requires an in-depth understanding of the nuances involved.
Raising the bar on safe tent installations

October 1, 2025  |  Features

Wrangling tents can be a dangerous occupation—a reality that for tent and event rental operators presents a real vulnerability in terms of safeguarding workers and profits. Consequently, skillfully executed tent anchoring plays an integral role in achieving these important objectives.
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Speed is not the enemy, it’s the fuel. 

October 1, 2025  |  Ask the Expert

In the world of live events, production timelines are getting tighter—but expectations are only growing. The challenge? Creating spaces that feel thoughtful, branded and fully immersive… all at speed, on budget and safely.
Project Showcase: Tentickle Miami tents the Miami Concours

October 1, 2025  |  Projects, Showcase

In the heart of the 2025 South Florida event season, the 8th annual Miami Concours took place over a February weekend at the iconic Jungle Plaza in Miami’s Design District, a stunning urban backdrop for the intersection of auto, art and fashion. The event that showcased a collection of hypercars a…