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When Global Event Partners (GEP) was contacted with just four months lead time regarding a visit by the pope to Washington DC, GEP turned to Showcall Inc. knowing they could rely on the company’s experience in production of high profile, intense security events.

Freeman, a provider of integrated services for face-to-face marketing events was named “Business of the Year” by the Las Vegas Hospitality Association (LVHA).

Corporate event and meeting management company, Langhorne, Pa.-based Signature Marketing Group (SMG), has acquired RK Global Meetings & Events, an event management firm based in West Chester, Pa. RK’s founders, Stephanie Krzywanski and Jennafer Ross, CMP, will join SMG as director, event operations and vice president, business development.

Aramark Harrison Lodging, a provider of food services, facilities management and uniform services and a division of Philadelphia-based Aramark Corporation, has hired Bob Marshall as senior vice president of operations and Sandy Heilman as vice president of sales and marketing.

The JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, a luxury resort in Phoenix, has unveiled a $21 million addition to its property, the Saguaro Ballroom.

Production Resource Group LLC (PRG), an event resources provider, has formed a new company, PRG Distribution LLC (PRG Distribution).
The new company, headquartered in Dallas, will distribute entertainment technology product lines from global manufacturers such as FogScreen, PowerQuick, Spotlesslight and others, to dealers in North America.
“PRG Distribution gives North American dealers and their customers access to state-of-the-art lighting equipment and other entertainment products that have been hugely popular with customers outside the U.S., but difficult if not impossible to purchase in this country,” said PRG Vice President Tim Brennan. “Buyers can now purchase this equipment from their regional dealers.”