SPRINGFIELD, OH — In 1929 the nation was introduced to the first Ford station wagon, the Academy Awards and R&M Material Handling, Inc. It was then that R&M formed its hoist and crane manufacturing operation in Springfield, Ohio.
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NEW YORK — Big Show Construction Management (BSCM) co-managed the construction and installation of 14 new interactive exhibits as part of a major renovation to the Sony Wonder Technology Lab in midtown Manhattan.
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NEW YORK — 09) – Vibrant Design’s Christopher Landy gave a contemporary, lower Manhattan loft look to the lighting design for MTV’s mid-day show, It’s On With Alexa Chung. The show mixes celebrity talk and music with online interaction with viewers.
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LAS VEGAS—The Parnelli Awards Board of Directors announces that Richard Belliveau will receive the Parnelli Visionary Innovator Award acknowledging his astonishing career in the live entertainment industry.
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BOSTON — Thomas Ladd has been named Pharos Product Manager, North America. Previously with Production Arts and ETC in New York, he has most recently been project manager for the Boston Illumination Group where he was involved with Pharos LPC’s launch in North America.
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MIAMI — As the 2009 NFL season approached, Jeff Griffith, Dolphins’ senior programming director, called on Florida-based Chauvet to supply lighting gear for the team’s video clips, which are shown during home games.
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LAS VEGAS — The nominations have been made, the ballots have been prepared, and now the voting for the 2009 Hometown Hero Awards has begun. Go to www.plsn.com/hometown to vote for the best regional production company in five regions of the U.S. and all of Canada.
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HOLLYWOOD, FL — Chauvet has named Erikson Pro, a division of Montreal-based JAM Industries, as its exclusive distributor in Canada. JAM has been a distributor of lighting, audio and music equipment for over 25 years.
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NEW YORK —Scharff Weisberg helped New York City Lites light up spray from a venerable fireboat, the John J. Harvey, for a Hudson River spectacle celebrating the Fourth of July. The show, commissioned by Duchess County Tourism, was also part of Hudson 400, marking 400 years since Dutch explorer Henry Hudson sailed upriver.
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ATLANTA — Touring can be tough on the crew and equipment, but selecting the right lighting gear helps ease the bumps and potholes of life on the road.
Read More »DAHLONEGA, GA — The Long Reach Long Riders completed their sixth-annual charity motorcycle ride, covering close to 2,500 miles and raising over $42,000 for the ESTA Foundation’s Behind the Scenes program and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The combined LRLR total raised since the first ride in 2004 has now exceeded $200,000.
Read More »MONTREAL — Elation Professional has appointed Intellimix Corporation as its exclusive Canadian distributor. Under the agreement, Intellimix will distribute Elation’s professional lighting and control products to dealers, lighting installers, designers, rental houses and architectural clients throughout Canada.
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