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Creating Immersive Experiences

Trade show events provide businesses with an opportunity to showcase their products, services, and ideas. However, in a crowded and competitive...

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Sweets and Snack Expo Exhibit Designs

The Sweets & Snacks Expo is a can’t-miss event for thousands of confectionery and snack retailers, manufacturers and suppliers for a reason – here...

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Booth Designs at the NRA Show

The National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show is the largest annual gathering of foodservice professionals in the Western...

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McCormick Place is ready to light up with events again

Peter Eelman, vice president and CXO at AMT — The Association For Manufacturing Technology, strode up to the stage at Arie Crown Theater at McCormick...

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How Chicago Lost Dominance Over the Convention Industry

When the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) announced in early April it would resort to asking the State of Illinois for a bailout of...

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These 4 event trends were on the rise pre-pandemic - Here is how they'll impact future events

Even before borders closed across the globe, event attendees’ time was hard-won — travel, meetings and digital content pulled their attention (and...

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Who’s ready for a trade show? Poll shows there’s hope for McCormick Place and other halls.

Since the pandemic struck Chicago six months ago, McCormick Place — the largest convention center in North America and an enormous economic engine...

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Visiting Chicago

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FREE & BUDGET-FRIENDLY CHICAGO

If you are coming to Chicago for a trade show event be sure to set aside some time to just see our city. Chicago has a lot to offer and you don't...

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