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KELSO LONGVIEW

Vol. 3, No. 11 • Nov. 2011

Business Connection Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce • Longview Downtowners

Economic Summit speaker to “predict” future

Government Affairs

MONDAY MORNING BREAKFAST BRIEFINGS 7am Monticello Hotel LaRiviere Room

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t press time, the identity of the guest speaker had yet to be revealed, but it’s a sure bet to mark your calendars and plan to attend the 2012 Economic Summit. One of the Chamber’s most popular annual events, this program always draws a big crowd and is set for Thursday, December 1, at the Cowlitz Regional Conference Center.

Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce and Cowlitz Economic Development Council present

Economic Summit 2012

December 1 • 5–8 pm Featuring the “best guess” projections for 2012: • • • • • • • •

Education Issues Residential Developments Healthcare Political Impacts Crime Employment Prospects Commercial Developments And the General State of our Economy

Join us at the Cowlitz Regional Conference Center 1900 – 7th Avenue, Longview $30 for all attendees Reservations are appreciated

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For more information, contact Amy at the Chamber, 360-423-8400

The “V.I.P.” guest speaker will be joined by a panel discussing forecasts for the local housing market, employment prospects, commercial development, banking, health care and the general state of our economy.

Celebrate your business’ survival during the recent stagnant economic period and wish others a successful holiday season and prosperous new year. The $30 per-person admission includes a delicious dinner by Summerland Catering. For more information or to make reservations, contact Amy at the Longview Kelso Chamber of Commerce, 360-423-8400.

One of KLBC’s past Economic Summit speakers preparing for his speech.

Exercise your right to VOTE! You should have recently received your ballot by mail. Now, you have the opportunity — and responsibility — to exercise the rights of citizenship and make your voice heard.

Ballots must be returned no later than 8 pm, Election Day, November 8. You may return your ballot to the Cowlitz County Elections Department, 207 N. 4th Ave., Room 107, Kelso, Monday through Friday, 8:30am–5pm.

Postage-free curbside ballot drop boxes, available 24 hours per day through 8 pm, November 8, are located at:

•Longview: Broadway, east of the Longview Post Office boxes •Longview: Civic Center Circle, across from Broadway, near the Longview Post Office boxes •Woodland: City parking lot, Davidson and 2nd St., near the Utility Payment drop box •Castle Rock: 137 Cowlitz Street W., in front of Castle Rock Library •Kalama: North 1st St., near the Kalama Post Office boxes.

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Now’s the time ... MARK YOUR BALLOTS! COWLITZ COUNTY

Comm. District 1 Michael Karnofski PORT OF LONGVIEW

Comm. District 2 Kent Preston Lou Johnson

1563 Olympia Way • Longview, WA 98632

CITY OF CASTLE ROCK

Council Position 4 Michael Davis James Tarragano Council Position 5 Ellen Rose Mike Mask CITY OF KELSO

Council Position 3 Kimberly Lefebvre Bob von Roch Ned Harris Council Position 5 James Webb Gary Archer CITY OF LONGVIEW

Council Position 1 Mike Wallin Steve Moon

Council Position 2 Tom Hutchinson Chuck Wallace Council Position 3 Cameron Templeton Ken Botero Council Position 4 Mikeal Keesee Don Jensen CITY OF WOODLAND

Mayor John “JJ” Burke Grover Laseke

KALAMA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Director District 3 Chad Moon Wesley “Wes” Eader Director District 5 Russ Ipock Marsha Shagool KELSO SCHOOL DISTRICT

Director Position 4 Bob Lucas Diane Dick COWLITZ 2 FIRE AND RESCUE

Council Position 4 Commissioner Marshall Allen Position 1 Anthony “Tony” Brentin Alan Godfrey Scott Neves Council Position 7 Robert Ripp Scott Perry

CASTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT

Director District 3 Skot Jones Bill Davis

FIRE DISTRICT 3

Comm. Position 1 Mark Higgins Dan Belding LEXINGTON FLOOD ZONE

Super visor Position 3 Douglas Ipock Jim Zintz

MARK YOUR CALENDARS November 2 Education Committee Meeting November 14 Member2Member Monthly Mailing Deadline November 8 Longview Downtowners General Meeting November 9 Lower Columbia Professionals Committee Meeting November 10 Ambassador Meeting November 10 LCP Bunco Red Lion Hotel & Conference Center November 15 Business After Hours – Community Health Partners / Free Health Clinic December 1 Economic Summit – Quarterly Membership Meeting Cowlitz County Conference Center December 13 Holiday After Hours LCP Coat Drive @ Lower Columbia College TUNE IN every WEDNESDAY Your Chamber Connection KEDO AM1400 • 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. **Contact the Chamber to schedule YOUR ten-minute business spotlight FREE COUNSELING & GUIDANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS (existing or being formed) Provided by S.C.O.R.E., an adjunct of the Small Business Administration.

Counseling is by appointment only.

Call 360.699.1079

IN THIS ISSUE Welcome New Members . . . . 2 Downtown Longview . . . . . . . 3 Business Toolbox . . . . . . . . . 4 Business Briefs . . . . . . . . . . 4 President’s Message . . . . . . . 5

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WELCOME NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS Welcome Baskets are a great way to get to know our newest members of the Kelso Longview Chamber. We fill the baskets full of useful information and gifts from other Chamber members, and then deliver to new members. If you’d like to contribute items for the baskets, call the Chamber office, 360-423-8400.

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Popular holiday “shop local” campaign begins Nov. 25 Join the excitement during this holiday season by partnering with the Shop Local and Win program!

It’s a “win-win,” keeping local money in our community, while having fun and winning prizes! As you begin making your gift list, plan to buy them here in Cowlitz County and start saving your receipts!

Shop Local and Win!

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A Partnership We Can All Win With

• Bring receipts for any purchases from Roland Wines

a Kelso or Longview business, dated Nov. 25, 2011 through Jan. 6, 2012 to the Chamber office.

Receive a ticket for our Shop Local incentive drawing for each receipt.

Each Friday, winners will be announced on Your Chamber Connection.

The Final Grand Prize “Relaxation Package” drawing will be held on Jan. 6.

All prizes are donated by local area businesses.

When You Shop Local You:

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Labor Ready

For More Information: 360-423-8400 www.KelsoLongviewChamber.org

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Sponsors: Banda’s Bouquets Copies Today Cowlitz River Rigging Edward Jones Elder Options Esteem Salon Exclaim Media Farm Dog Bakery Global Images Graphic Design & Marketing Highlander Cycling

Hospice Thrift Shoppe (CHHH) Knotty Wares Koelsch Senior Communities Lemondrop Photography Mama Nano’s Mr.C’s Photography OmOriginals Marketing Parr’s Cars & RV’s Twin City Bank Valley Bugler Zojo’s Coffee Roasting

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What’s happenin’

DOWNTOWN BUSINESS BITS

NEXT MEETING

5:30 pm • Tues, Nov. 8th Las Rocas 1260 Commerce

By Laurel Murphy

A New Sales Tax Proposal Dr. Stephen Meharg presented a community plan for a behavioral health sales tax at the October 11 meeting of the Longview Downtowners. Meharg said that approximately 4,000 people with behavioral issues in Cowlitz County have lost treatment because of state budget cuts. This is a serious issue affecting the safety and quality of life in our community. The Behavioral Health Transformation Coalition has proposed a 0.1% local retail sales tax to fund mental health services. This tax could raise $1.1–1.4 million a year. Cowlitz County Commissioners can pass the tax without a public vote but the mental health professionals proposing the tax are very aware of the strong anti-tax climate. Meeting with the Downtowners was part of the effort of the Coalition to explain the need for a tax to business groups, city councils, and the public. The County Commissions plan to hold public meeting on the issues. Info: Dr. Meharg 360-414-8600 ext 130.

Better Dead than Alive?

Anna Groff, DYI Party Supply (1318 Commerce) organized the October 15

Harvest Festival (activities for children) and Zombie tag event. She reported that 500 children and 921 Zombies roamed the streets of downtown Longview. The event raised money for local charities. Kudos to Anna for bringing this unique event to our city. I hope this becomes an annual event.

Everyone is welcome.

Come mix and mingle.

Refreshments available.

Info: Doug Har vey 360-636-4477

Longview Downtowners 360-423-8403, ext. 401

One Sweet Contest The Daily News is sponsoring a Gingerbread Haus Contest. Categories are local landmarks, heartwarming houses, other gingerbread originals and youthful builders (age 13 and younger.) Rules and entry forms are available at www.tdn.com; entry deadline is November 20. TDN will display and judge the entries in The Merk on December 3 (Parade Day). The judge is David Diffendorfer who builds gingerbread houses for Downtown Longview the Benson Hotel in Portland.

The entry form asks if the Holiday Activities contestant would be willing • Nov 3 First Thursday-Art Gallery to allow a downtown business Gift Ideas to display their entry after the contest. Hopefully, a number • Nov 1 The Broadway Gallery (1418 of gingerbread “hauses” Commerce) Holiday Open House (What is the plural of “haus”?)

• Dec 1 First Thursday – Art Gallery will become downtown Gift Ideas holiday decorations. Info: • Dec 3 Christmas Parade and GinCathy Zimmerman, 360-577gerbread Haus Contest 2541, or czimmerman@tdn. com.

• Dec 9 Downtown Open House

Reason #1 to Start Your Holiday Shopping Now

• Dec 13 Longview Downtowners’ Holiday Meeting/Reception

The Red Hat has opened • December ?? (date TBA) a Holiday Store across the Downtown Business Holiday Winstreet at 1240 Commerce. dows Decoration Contest The small shop is loaded with holiday decorations, with much more inventory still in boxes. Mon-Sat, 11-4. 360-630-4127.

“Your business friendly florist”

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Reason #2 to Start Your Holiday Shopping Now Teresa Bradley, owner of The Gift Cottage (1414 Commerce), has a $10 off coupon in her ad in the October 15 edition of Columbia River Reader.

Teresa has already started decorating her store (with a gingerbread haus theme) and is featuring gourmet gift baskets in November. 360-425-2068.

Christopher Bailey, who replaced retiring Dr. Jim McLaughlin as president of Lower Columbia College, will speak at the Longview Downtowners General Membership Meeting.

Bailey’s topic will be “LCC and Its Relationship with Downtown.”

“One idea would be to have a visible path between LCC and downtown,” Bailey said.

Other ideas include LCC and downtown having events in conjunction, tying the theatres together and offering student discounts. Bailey said the college is working on its 20-year plan.

He taught business and law courses at Centralia College before he became Vice President of Human Resources and Legal Affairs in 2006. Before joining the college, he was president and general manager for Martin Sand and Gravel Company in Thurston County. He has a law degree from the University of Washington.

This meeting is an excellent opportunity to meet the new president, listen to his ideas and share yours for a closer relationship between the college and downtown.

And to encourage him to be a Downtown Zombie next year.

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Logos • Screenprinting • Signs & Banners • Trophies

To keep up with all the events and happenings, follow us on Facebook: Longview Downtowners

New LCC president to speak on Nov. 8

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1005 15th Ave. • Longview

• LCC & its relationship with Downtown, by Chris Bailey, LCC President • Discussion of initial draft, Proposed Business Improvement Area, led by Rick Winsman

Although his family still lives within commuting distance, Bailey has moved into a Longview apartment and will move his family when his house sells.

Laurel Murphy worked with other key volunteers to accomplish Donwtown’s new Longview Outdoor Gallery of sculptures. She lives in Kalama.

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business

TOOLBOX

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By Susan Hoosier Are you LENDER-READY?

hat does being “lenderready’”mean?

It’s really relatively simple to be ‘lenderready’, however, it is common for business owners to feel inadequate when it comes to sitting down and talking with their lender about the needs of their business. At other times, business owners feel that they have no obligation to tell their lender anything unless they are absolutely required to. Unfortunately, being ill-prepared or being adversarial about your lender relationship will just create frustrations for you and for the lender. Consider these points if a commercial loan request is on your horizon:

Important: Have a clear financial picture of your business

Do you create or receive timely financial information? If not, this is clearly one of the beginning steps for preparing. If you don’t know how your business is doing, it won’t take long for your lender to figure that out. Many smaller businesses do not feel they need to take the time to prepare a Balance Sheet or a Profit & Loss Statement. After all, they do not intend to seek financing, so why should they go to the trouble? If you are a business and want to be taken seriously, you need to prepare these statements and know how to interpret the story they tell about your business operations.

Prepare a clear proposal for your loan request.

How much will you need? For what purpose? What collateral can you provide?

Finally, do you understand whether or not your business has the capacity to take on new debt? The lender’s first step when receiving your proposal is to do a quick analysis of the business’ ability to take on more debt. This includes an analysis of personal debt as well as business debt since most businesses owners become personally liable for the debt in the event that the business cannot meet its obligations.

Prepare the documentation your lender will need.

Every business owner should have his or her Personal Financial Statement stored and easily accessed for updating. In addition, most lenders will request three years of tax returns; both business and personal, along with other documentation that is critical to analyzing your proposal.

Many smaller businesses rely on consumer debt to get them to a certain point in their business but, at some point, they move over the threshold where loan requests are treated differently. Instead of relying on your personal ability to pay debt, the lender will require that both the business as well as the individual borrower have the “cash flow” ability to handle new debt. Business owners who move from using consumer debt to commercial debt become aware, very quickly, that commercial financing requires a different level of underwriting. Commercial financing is scrutinized much more carefully by regulators.

Be careful what you say

If a business owner tells his/her lender that the tax returns do not tell the real story of their business, do not act surprised when your lender tells you that they must depend on the tax returns for their analysis. You will not win any points by telling your lender that you avoid taxes. If anything, that statement will suggest to the lender that they need to be careful about how they do due diligence.

Be realistic about the time it takes to get a commercial loan

Commercial lending is a time-consuming process due to the underwriting requirements and the regulations that impact commercial loans. Do not expect to close on a commercial loan the same way that you would close on an auto loan. Most lenders process

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business

BRIEFS

Cowlitz Black Bears name new assistant coach Aaron Butler will serve as an assistant coach for the 2012 Cowlitz Black Bears, working closely with new head coach Tim Matz. Butler is entering his 13th season at Santa Ana College (Santa Ana, California) as an assistant coach. He played there in 1992-93 for legendarily coach Don Sneddon, batting a robust .348 as a freshman and earning first team AllOrange Empire Conference recognition.

Previously, Butler played internationally in Australia (‘89), Finland (‘90) and Sweden (‘90). He began his coaching career at Edison High School (Anaheim, California), where he spent four seasons. multiple loan requests at one time. While lenders work as quickly as they can, they will usually move through those requests in the order they’ve been received, unless the business owner “piece-meals” documentation to the lender. In that case, the lender, for the sake of efficiency, will move on to the request they can complete because they have all the documents needed for the analysis. A wellorganized loan request will be processed much more quickly.

If you want to get a better handle on preparing for your lender, don’t be afraid to sit down with them and ask. In addition, you can access no-cost services through the Small Business Development Center Network, www.wsbdc.org. Simply contact them and request an appointment.

••• Susan J. Hoosier is a commercial loan officer for Red Canoe Credit Union. She can be contacted at 360-578-5276 or shoosier@ redcanoecu.com.

“I am extremely excited to have an opportunity to coach in the prestigious West Coast League,” said Butler. “I am looking forward to taking an active part in this great baseball community and assisting head coach Tim Matz.”

2012 Cowlitz Black Bears Ticket Packages are available by calling 360-703-3195 or visiting www.cowlitzblackbears. com.

The Black Bears are members of the West Coast League, the “diamond standard” in summer college baseball. The nine-team, professional style wood-bat league features pro prospects from major conferences across the country. More than 120 WCL alums played affiliated professional baseball last season, and 15 ex-WCL stars played in the major leagues. For more information on the league, visit www.westcoastleague.com.

Kelso Longview

Chamber

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Commerce Team

Rick Winsman, President/CEO Amy Johnson, Program Director Holly Fischer, Admin. Assistant Debbie Brock, Bookkeeper

Kelso Visitor Center

Connie Parsons, Center Director Lois Sigurdson, Center Assistant

Cowlitz County Tourism Bureau Mark Plotkin, Tourism Director Megan Wells, Tourism Assistant Natalie Haney, Tourism Assistant

Kelso Longview Business Connection published monthly by Kelso-Longview Chamber of Commerce 1563 Olympia Way, Longview, WA 98632 360-423-8400 Produced by Columbia River Reader To advertise, call 360-749-2632.

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NEWS?

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Gain the competetive edge

Send info on promotions, expansions, significant happenings and personnel achievements to: ajohnson@kelsolongviewchamber.org

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Submissions may be edited for length, style and consistency.

New members: Call the Chamber office, 360-423-8400, to arrange to be interviewed for a “mini-feature” in an upcoming issue of the Kelso Longview Business Connection.

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Rick Winsman

mall and medium size business struggles to generate sales in this lethargic economy. With the Holiday Sales Season upon us, allow me to offer some last minute tips from the “experts” for getting that oh-so-important edge this year over your competitor.

Provide extraordinar y customer ser vice. Do you know if you are giving your customers extraordinary customer service? Or is your competitor providing it instead? Ask them.

Go ahead, it won’t hurt. Your best source of new business is from your existing customers. If they are happy, they continue to buy. And if they are REALLY happy, they tell everyone they know. Don’t allow your customers to become walking advertisers for your competition. Give them the extraordinary customer service they are looking for and then let them tell others.

Consistently ask for referrals. Capitalize on your happy customers. Do you and your sales staff consistently ask for referrals? Now, more than ever, they need to get in that habit.

Satisfied customers will usually be glad to give a referral when asked.

Refine processes to become more efficient. If things have slowed down a bit, it is a great time to clean house and “rearrange the furniture” inside your place. Go through your processes to make them smoother, simpler, more efficient.

Make sure every crevice is clean and bright. Change the display of your merchandise in your store seasonally and in your store windows weekly. New things — or just the same things displayed differently — look fresh and gain attention to

bring folks inside. Try asking your staff to suggest different ways to display items and reward them when an idea really works.

Coach your sales staff. Are you really coaching your sales staff, or are you — and they — putting out fires, doing administrative paperwork and following up on orders? You need to work with your sales staff to make certain they are incorporating all the skills that made you successful enough to be able to hire sales staff.

Assign non-revenue producing chores for when you are not open. If you hired With high people for sales, let them be unemployment, there selling when customers are in are more really good the store. Do the paperwork after or before hours. sales people in the

“Hire the best.

marketplace than any other time. Find the best and grab ‘em!

Release sales staff with bad attitudes and poor results.

Certainly give your sales folks time to sell. But if their results are still poor after a reasonable period of time, you might suggest they would be happier working elsewhere. And this is especially true if they have poor results and a bad attitude.

Bad attitudes can pollute an entire staff.

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Hire the best. With high unemployment, there are more really good sales people in the marketplace than any other time.

Find the best and grab ‘em! But…don’t hire another business’ problem. Check references. Let me repeat that…CHECK REFERENCES. The most important part of the hiring process cannot be ignored.

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President’s Message

Cont. from page 5

Focus on the positive. Get your whole staff focused on the positive!

Look for good things your people do and then highlight them. Make them feel special. Psychic compensation can mean as much and sometimes more than monetary compensation. And “Atta-boys” don’t cost you a cent.

Find the good news in your industr y and share it with your customers.

Doom and gloom don’t generate good moods in people. Find some bit of good news and share it with your staff and customers to help put them in a great mood. New product lines, expansion of facilities, and lower pricing are all good

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This year may just be the best year we have had in the past several. Seize the opportunity now to gain that competitive

edge. Come January, do you want to say, “Gosh, I wish I had.” or “Gee, I’m glad I did!”?

••• Rick Windsman is President/CEO of the Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce.

WE ’vE MO vEd !

A New Location To better serve you!

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Due to phenomenal growth this past year we have moved our offices to a larger more prominent location. Although our address has changed, what remains the same is our competitive pricing, dedication to quality, and the highest levels of customer service.

Visit us at 1146 15th Avenue in Longview.

2008 marked the creation of the LCP Scholarship Fund and the beginning of this fun, innovative event to help raise money for local students looking to further their business careers.

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Over the past two years, the LCP committee has held numerous fund raising events and raiased enough money to award nine scholarships to six local students; three each in June 2009, 2010 and 2011. We want to do it again!

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Join the LCP Committee at their 5th Annual Bunc-off. The Red Lion Hotel will be our host and will provide lots of great food. Bring your friends, family, coworkers and colleagues – if they are old enough to roll the dice, they are old enough to play. Help us to help the future generation at this unique ‘FUN’d raising event.

Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011 Red Lion Hotel & Conference Center 510 Kelso Drive, Kelso 5:30 – 8 p.m. Bunco begins promptly at 6pm $10 per person All proceeds benefit LCP Scholarship Fund Contact the Chamber to make reservations: 360-423-8400.

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REGIONAL BUSINESS EXPO 2012

Jump on board, cruise to success!

The gangways are open for the Cowlitz County Regional Business Expo 2012! Sign up in November and receive Nautical November Discounts including a chamber member discount AND a pre-booking special for up to $80 off the total cost. Booth and table packages can be purchased online now. The “Inside Cabin” consists of a table with linen, a chair and one ticket for the afterhours reception. The “Outside State Room” includes a 10 x 8-foot booth space, pipe and drape, electricity and a table with linen and two afterhours tickets.

visit www.cowlitzcountybizexpo.com. Please check out “Cowlitz County Regional Business Expo” on Facebook for updates and to chat about the event. Contact Amy Johnson at ajohnson@kelsolongviewchamber.org or 360-423-8400 for more information or if you have questions.

Sponsorship packages start at $1,000 (Mainstream Vessel), $2,500 (Adventure Vessel) and $4,000 (Megaship). The business that comes in at the $5,000 level (Luxury Vessel) be the name sponsor of the entire event. All sponsors will receive either a booth or table for the Expo, tickets to the afterhours reception and a logo in the directory listing.

To buy booth or table space, a sponsorship package, download forms, and see the floor plan and list of exhibitors,

We are a membership based not-for-profit organization.

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