Tim Maloney, CERP, president, Canton Chair Rental, Canton, Ohio, remembers when he served on the American Rental Association (ARA) committee that helped choose Rental Hall of Fame recipients.

Q: Finding good help has been difficult as of late. What are you doing to retain your current employees?

To James Bruner, founder of All American Event and Party Rental Center, Cincinnati, who died May 12, the rental business was more than an occupation.

Planning both private and public events to kick off the grand opening of the brand-new $288 million Oklahoma City Convention Center was something the team members at 110 Events, Oklahoma City, were excited to be part of it because it was a significant accomplishment for their city.

When the Republican National Convention took place in Tampa, Fla., during August 2012, U.S. Tent Rental, Sarasota, Fla., was awarded the contract only 72 hours before the tents were to be set up.