Photo courtesy of Joel Serrato and Shelter Structures. Shelter Structures America, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Calif., a supplier of temporary clearspan tent structures, has entered into a distribution partnership with The DuraTrac Group, Kearneysville, W.Va., a provider of heavy-duty modular event and turf protection flooring solutions. The partnership aims to combine the respective suppliers’ structure and flooring specialties to provide a one-stop infrastructure solution for the event, hospitality and commercial industries, according to [...]

Bespoke Event Rentals, an affiliate of Big Dawg Party Rentals with locations in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Long Island, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island, acquired J.V. Chujko (JVC), Pittsburgh, Pa. JVC was founded in 1948 and is a full-service event company covering Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and New York. The company offers services primarily for corporate events [...]

Eugene (Gene) F. Rahll, 97, Dalhart, Texas, died Jan. 7, 2026. Rahll launched rental operations on the East Coast and in Texas and is a member of the ARA Rental Hall of Fame. Rahll began his rental industry career in 1968 when he lived in the Baltimore area. He got started by opening an A to Z Rental Center franchise; by the early 1970s, he decided [...]

The Cincinnati Regional Chamber has acquired ColdIron Events and Rentals (ColdIron), a Cincinnati-based event production and equipment rental business. ColdIron, founded in 1983, has collaborated with the Chamber for nearly 30 years in support of well-known regional events. ColdIron produces eight community events each summer including wholly owned events like Bacon, Bourbon and Brew, Smoke on the River BBQ Fest and the Great Inland Seafood Festival. The Chamber said the aims of [...]

Photo courtesy of Stamford Tent & Events. New York Tent, Bohemia, N.Y., acquired Stamford Tent & Event Services, Stamford, Conn., through its parent company, Aspire Event Group. Both companies will continue operating independently from their current offices and facilities. “This acquisition allows us to better serve our clients while expanding our reach into New England,” said [...]

Prim Event Rentals, Phoenix, a provider of event rentals and design across the Southwest, has been acquired by Divinity Event Productions, Phoenix. The company will now operate under the name Prim by Divinity. The company said the foundation of Prim remains the same, with Maureen Harkness, CERP, serving as president of Prim Event Rentals, working alongside [...]