Advanced Textiles Expo 2025 Show Stoppers winners announced

November 5, 2025  |  ATA News, Awards, News, Show Stoppers

The winners of the 14th annual Show Stoppers Awards program were recently announced at the 2025 Advanced Textiles Expo® in Indianapolis, Ind. The Show Stopper Awards are designed to recognize the most popular new products each year from Advanced Textiles Expo exhibitors. The awards acknowledge the …
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President Trump announces trade agreements with China, Thailand and Malaysia

November 1, 2025  |  Industry News, News

U.S. President Donald Trump has reached an agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding U.S.-China trade relations. As part of the agreement, the U.S. will lower its cumulative tariff rate on Chinese imports by 10%, effective Nov. 10. The country’s heightened reciprocal tariffs on Chi…
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Survey for U.S. textile and apparel industry participants

October 28, 2025  |  News

U.S. textile and apparel industry participants are invited to take part in an anonymous survey examining how culture and collaboration drive innovation in these sectors. The survey is available until Dec. 20, and is part of a doctoral research study led by Erin Tillery, a doctoral candidate at North…
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California Gov. Newsom vetoes PFAS bill

October 27, 2025  |  Industry News, News

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed California Senate Bill 682, which would have prohibited the distribution, sale or offering for sale of certain products that contain intentionally added PFAS, beginning Jan. 1, 2028. These products include cleaning products, dental floss, juvenile products, food packaging an…
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Just 4 Fun Party Rentals relocates to new Santa Barbara facility

October 24, 2025  |  Company News, News

Just 4 Fun Party Rentals, a full-service event rental company founded in 2007, plans to relocate to a larger facility in its home community of Santa Barbara, Calif., effective Oct. 31, 2025. The new location provides expanded warehouse and logistics space to support weddings, corporate events and pr…
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Event Rents expands with new Colorado Springs location

October 24, 2025  |  News

Event Rents, Englewood, Colo., opened a new location in Colorado Springs, marking its fourth site in the Mountain West. The company said the new facility will better serve southern Colorado with tents, tablescapes, elevated furniture and a large selection of linen collections. “For more than 30 ye…
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In memoriam: Tony Miani

October 24, 2025  |  Company News, News

Armando Anthony (Tony) Miani, 99, Latham, N.Y., died Oct. 14, 2025. Miani and his wife, Nancy, founded A to Z Rental Center, Albany, N.Y., which later grew to include About Town Party Rentals and Balloons. Miani is survived by his sister, Philemona DeMichele; children, Mark (Kathryn) Miani, Marisa (…
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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-…
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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…
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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…
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