View From the Floor

When I started in this business, the old timers told me my job wouldn’t last another five years. They said if I was smart, I’d...

On March 5, the White House announced that the G8 economic summit scheduled for May 18-19, would be relocated from McCormick Place in Chicago, to the...

In a couple of months, I can begin receiving my pension. It’s something I knew was coming, but now that the time has arrived, it...

When the National Restaurant Show moved its show dates up to two weeks earlier on May 5-8, those of us in the tradeshow industry in...

The biggest question facing us in the tradeshow industry is: “When will the economy rebound and return to the prosperous levels we saw in the...

We’re in the midst of another yuletide season, and it’s easy to get caught up in the hoopla without giving much thought about the real...

In Chicago, the Carpenters and the Teamsters Union agreed to another round of labor concessions. This negotiated settlement takes the place of legislation enacted by...

A year from now, I will be eligible to retire. It’s a good feeling to know that for the rest of my life, I will...

I grew up relying on newspapers as my primary source of information about the world around me.  When I was a kid, Chicago had four...

I’m sure by now, everybody in the tradeshow industry is aware of the sweeping changes enacted by the Illinois Legislature, which were overturned by Federal...