Trade magazine and show producer National Business Media
says it has changed plans and will move its 2015 NBM show and 4,700+ accredited
(update) visitors to the Philadelphia Convention Center, instead of Atlantic
City. The group credited the new work agreements http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2014/10/17/pike-creek-crash-closes-polly-drummond-road/17399141/with
the Laborers, Electricians and other unions, replacing an old arrangement
including the Carpenters and Teamsters, for changing its mind in Philly's
favor. It made the decision after its
three-day September show at the center proved "a complete reversal"
of the group's experiences in Philadelphia in prior years.
"The professional approach long shown by the
Convention Center staff has finally been embraced by labor and others within
the state and city," said Susan Hueg, vp at Colorado-based NBM Events,
which manages the show, in a written statement. New center manager SMG of West
Conshohocken and new center work rules and labor agreements, which for example
allow more exhibitors to set up their own booths, show "a greater
understanding of the value of trade shows and the business we bring to the
area," Hueg added.
Lorenz Hassenstein, SMG's general manager at the site,
called the NBM deal "a huge win" and a shot in the arm for the city's
hotel industry, whose taxes help fund center operations.
Source: Philly.com
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