FLAGRO distributor changes name

April 1, 2008  |  Industry News

Q2 Sales Company LLC, Burnsville, Minn., distributor for FLAGRO construction heaters, indirect fired heaters, radiant heaters and box heaters, is changing its name to Flagro USA Inc. as part of an ownership change. Visit www.flagrousa.com.
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Entrepreneurial event planner gets creative

April 1, 2008  |  Industry News

Rain or shine, event planner Allison Jackson gives her clients their dream celebrations. By Jill C. Lafferty As a Capitol Hill staffer, Allison Jackson gained valuable experience in protocol, scheduling and operations. But she wanted the opportunity to be creative and entrepreneurial as well, so she…
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Creative Tent International Inc. earns Best of Business Award

April 1, 2008  |  Industry News

Creative Tent International Inc., Weed, Calif., was selected for the 2009 Best of Business Award in the prefabricated portable structures category by the Small Business Commerce Association (SBCA).
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Storms wreak tent havoc

December 1, 2007  |  Industry News

Summer and fall storms have caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to tents around the U.S. In late August, a storm system ripped through the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, where Minneapolis-based Skyway Event Services had just finished setting up a large clearspan structure for Renewal by Anders…
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Dubai tent operators see boom in Ramadan tents

December 1, 2007  |  Industry News

Tent operators in Dubai are capitalizing on the tradition of late-night Ramadan tents, leading some residents to complain over high prices, according to Gulf News. During Ramadan, members of a community may meet in tents to socialize, read the Qu’ran or partake in the traditional pre-dawn meal…
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H2B suffers another setback

December 1, 2007  |  Industry News

In October, the U.S. Senate and House passed bills that included language to temporarily extend the H2B visa program for “non-skilled” seasonal workers, but this language was effectively stripped from a final congressional version. This means that the current national cap of 66,000 visas…
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A-1 hires special event consultant

December 1, 2007  |  Industry News

A-1 Event & Party Rentals of Covina, Calif., has hired Dorothy Williams as special event consultant. Visit www.a1partyrental.com.
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Changes for Bil-Jax staff

December 1, 2007  |  Industry News

Bil-Jax of Archibold, Ohio, has hired Shahid Qureshi as director of engineering. Dave Brinegar, who previously held the role, was promoted to director of operations. Visit www.biljax.com.
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Pearce joins Fred’s Tents

December 1, 2007  |  Industry News

Paul Pearce has joined the sales staff of Fred’s Tents of Stillwater, N.Y. Pearce will be based out of Evansville, Ind. Visit www.wemaketents.com.
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Kool Party Rentals promotion

December 1, 2007  |  Industry News

Kool Party Rentals in Phoenix, Ariz., has promoted Laura Katz to director of operations. Visit www.koolpartyrentals.com.
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