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We were so honored to join the many nominees of this year's Illinois Meetings + Events Magazine 8th Readers' Choice Awards on Thursday March 7, 2013. Some of the meetings and events industry's biggest movers-and-shakers gathered at the lovely Spiaggia to mix, mingle, and hear the announcement of this year's winners. We were doubly honored to win the [...]
Valentine's Day has come and gone but that doesn't mean the celebration of love is over. We have six complimentary passes for this weekend's avante-garde wedding show Committed that's happening this weekend at the Greenloft Space. How do you enter? The first six couples to submit a photo of themselves on our Facebook page with a [...]
Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate love. This year Valentine's Day is particularly special in Illinois as gay marriage is expected be put to a vote in Senate today. Ever since we started hosting special events, Catalyst Ranch has been a venue that celebrates love for all. In 2006, we hosted a NuptEquality, a vendor [...]
As another year comes to a close, we look back on some of our favorite moments here at Catalyst Ranch: 5. Cubicle Makeover 2013 Every year we run a contest for Admin Appreciation Day to share the love for those hardworking folks that keep our offices running! It's always a great time helping the winner's workspace [...]
Here at the Ranch, we're extremely passionate about arts education for the next generation. Every year, we host fundraisers for LYDIA Home's Project Music (sending forty of their children-in-need to camp,) the parents of Skinner School in an effort to bring arts programming to their school, and Kaleidoscope Kid Art Show which auctions off art created by the [...]
We’ve had an amazing ten years in business and it’s all thanks to our fantastic clients and supporters. We've had some great times and created incredible memories. We began a countdown of our top ten favorite moments last week. Below are the final five! Want to help us make some more? Be sure to join us for FanFair: Catalyst [...]
We've had an amazing ten years in business and it's all thanks to our fantastic clients and supporters. We've had some great times and created incredible memories. Here's a look at our top ten faves. Want to help us make some more? Be sure to join us for FanFair: Catalyst Ranch's 10th Anniversary Party by RSVPing here. [...]
An entry for our Biggest Fan Contest from Ticia Smith, Tom Finnegan, and the rest of the amazing team from Kaleidoscope: The Story of Pogo How he came alive Once upon a time, 10 years ago to be exact a monkey named Pogo began to come alive. Immediately he showed himself to be an entertainer. He [...]
No small business can survive ten years (especially in this economy) without the ardent love and support of its clients and evangelists. As we celebrate our 10 Year Anniversary this November, we knew that the way we needed to start the celebration was to reward our most supportive fans: What inspired us to start this [...]
It's really easy to have your blinders up when you're focused on a project. When struggling for an idea, sometimes it's best to take a breath, and be open to possibility. That's what happened for our Gala Gal Lauren Smith as she was creating the September page for our yearly holiday calendar gift. Since it's inception, [...]