• PPAI: Quality Trumps Quantity
  As attendees zoomed by with carts full of apparel and giveaway samples in tow, it was hard to imagine that the PPAI Expo, the Promotional Products Assn. Intl.’s annual show in Las Vegas, was taking place in the middle of a recession. more » » » 
• Building Show Attendance Down 29 Percent
  Tradeshows, indeed, are a reflection of the marketplace, as was apparent at the Natl. Assn. of Home Builders’ Intl. Builders’ Show/NextBuild, held Jan. 20-23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. With a troubled economy, a housing crisis that hasn’t hit bottom and an all-time low in home construction, even the flagship event for the home building industry couldn’t escape the effects of troubled times. more » » » 

• A Man With a (Survival) Plan
  During his eight-year tenure at Harrah’s Entertainment, Michael Massari has seen the best and the worst of times in the Las Vegas convention industry and, as vice president of meeting sales and operations of Las Vegas Meetings by Harrah’s Entertainment, he believes surviving this economy is going to test even the strongest. more » » » 
• CityCenter Cancels, Postpones Projects
  CityCenter Holdings, a joint venture between MGM Mirage and Infinity World Development, recently announced the postponement of the opening of The Harmon Hotel & Spa to late 2010 and the cancellation of The Harmon residential condominium project. more » » » 
• Venue Notes
  Harrah’s Entertainment has halted work on a portion of its $1 billion Caesars Palace expansion project, and Wynn Resorts’ $1.7 billion Encore Las Vegas has arrived. more » » » 

• Set Your BlackBerrys 
  Now looks like a good time to attend a meeting, a workshop or even join your colleagues at an industry tradeshow in or out of town. more » » » 

TSW Las Vegas is edited by Rachel Wimberly, senior editor of Tradeshow Week. She can be reached at
(323) 617-9349, or by email at
rachel.wimberly@reedbusiness.com.

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