MATS Signs 10-Year Extension to Remain in Louisville
The Mid-America Trucking Show, set to run Thursday through Saturday in Louisville, Ky., will remain in that city for another 10 years, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported.
The show’s producers agreed to keep what the paper called Louisville’s “most lucrative trade show” at the Kentucky Exposition Center through 2020,
MATS has been held in Louisville annually since its founding in 1972 and is among the country’s 20 largest trade shows, the Courier-Journal reported.
The Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau estimated the show has a $14 million economic impact, while Exhibit Management Associates, based in Louisville, said the impact was closer to $20 million, the paper reported.
The show’s organizers told Transport Topics recently that MATS’ attendance is pace to surpass last year, when 935 companies set up exhibits and more than 70,000 trucking professionals attended.
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By Transport Topics
