Reporter Elizabeth Holmes opens a story titled “Local Event-Rental Companies Consolidate” with the following two paragraphs:
“Unlike the clothing featured at New York Fashion Week, the lavish tenting covering the runways didn't come from shops in Paris, Milan or even Manhattan. It came from a little-known company in Wisconsin.”
“Milwaukee-based Karl's Event Rental provided 80,000 sq. ft. of tenting -- some 45,000 lbs. of vinyl fabric for nine large tents -- to house the models, editors and retailers, as well as support the elaborate lighting system strung from it. All the supplies were hauled from a Midwest warehouse and assembled by 80 staffers (most of them out-of-towners).”
The article goes on to discuss Karl’s and two other major players -- Chicago Party Rental and Classic Party Rentals -- and their growth and expansion through acquisition.
New York’s Fashion Week runs through this week.
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