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Trade show skirmish pits politics against business concerns

AangeenbrugShow sponsors Outdoor Industry Association, Snowsports Industries America no longer rely on event as significant source of revenueColorado and Utah are locked in a political battle over which state will host one of the largest outdoor recreation trade shows in the country, with the associations that sponsor the event caught in the middle.Outdoor Retailer is owned by Emerald Exhibitions and sponsored by the Outdoor Industry Association and Snowsports Industries America. The show moved from Salt Lake City to Denver in 2018 because of a dispute between major outdoor industry players and Utah's elected leaders over public lands policy. Now the show's contract with… Read More