Growth doesn't just show up in bigger projects, bolder ideas, or a packed production schedule. It shows up in people. This round of new hires at Storylink Creative spans design, finance, warehouse operations, and production — a mix that reflects both where we're investing and where the work is taking us. From a Senior Experiential Designer to a CNC Operator, these additions bring depth, fresh perspective, and real capability to teams across the agency. Let's meet the people behind the...

The numbers on the Orlando-to-Las Vegas move have gotten plenty of attention — hanging signs, electrical overtime, material handling, internet. Budget people love a spreadsheet, and the 2025 Annual Survey of Exhibition Rates gave them plenty to work with. But anyone who has spent real time exhibiting at Design & Construction Week knows that the financial analysis, useful as it is, tells maybe half the story. The other half is operational, strategic, and in a few cases psychological — and it...

Walk the floor at IBS and KBIS, and you're not just looking at building products — you're looking at a live laboratory for trade show exhibit design. With more than 2,250 exhibiting brands spread across 1.2 million net square feet, the combined shows are big enough and competitive enough to surface the strategies that actually move the needle and expose the ones that don't. Here are nine trends worth paying attention to, both at IBS and across the broader Design & Construction Week landscape....