Major outdoor retailer event to consider moving out of Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The lucrative Outdoor Retailer show is again considering moving from Salt Lake City amid renewed concerns from attendees about state leaders' continued push for more control of public lands.
Show organizers announced Monday they will request proposals from other cities to host shows starting as early as November 2018 after its current contract runs out that summer in Utah.
The show will be shifting then to a new format of three expos a year — a change from the current schedule of two a year, said Darrell Denny, executive vice president of Emerald Expositions, which runs the show.
The organization has hosted two shows a year in Utah every year since 1996, except for 2002 during the Winter Olympics. The shows bring Utah an estimated $45 million in annual direct spending.
Read more: http://limaohio.com/wire/national-wire/228832/major-outdoor-retailer-event-to-consider-moving-out-of-utah
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