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Carwash association moves trade show back to Chicago

2014 Car Wash Show to be held at McCormick Place thanks to agreements reining in high labor costs at convention center The International Carwash Association will move its annual trade show from Las Vegas to Chicago in 2014 thanks to agreements struck last year to lower labor costs at McCormick Place. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the move March 28, noting the ICA’s Car Wash Show was one of the largest trade shows in the nation. McCormick Place, a convention center with more than 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space, had at one time been a favorite destination for trade shows, but that changed under high labor costs that drove away many show organizers.… Read More