Posted May 26, 2021, 5:55 PM
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Bring that shit back!!!!
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May 26, 2021 12:22 PM 31 MINUTES AGO
McCormick Place: We're back in business
Convention center officials declared the end to their COVID-19-induced event drought and debuted a new production studio for virtual meetings and trade shows.
DANNY ECKER
COVID-19 is about to release its grip on McCormick Place, convention center executives said today.
Speaking from a newly built studio meant for hybrid in-person and virtual events at the Arie Crown Theater on the convention center campus, leaders for the agency that operates McCormick Place declared the end of their 14-month-plus business drought, listing a series of events slated to be held there next month and through the rest of the year as the city and state relax public restrictions tied to the pandemic.
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority CEO Larita Clark said 122 events slated to collectively draw 1.9 million attendees are on the books between July and the end of 2022. After the NBA Draft Combine in late June and Nike Tournament of Champions in mid-July mark the first in-person events at the convention center since March 2020, the Advertising Specialty Institute Show on July 13-15 will be the first traditional trade show to return to the campus.
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