Press Release

For Immediate Release

Contact: Bob Brown
Phone: (909) 937-3001
Email: bbrown@ontariocvb.com

Home Improvement & Green Living Expo

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Home Improvement & Green Living Expo Featuring Wood Working Show Set to Attract 15,000 Visitors to Ontario Convention Center

 

Ontario, Calif., April 27, 2009 – Three shows are set to attract up to 15,000 people May 1-3 at the Ontario Convention Center; the Home Improvement Solutions Expo; the Inland Green Expo and the Wood Working Show.

 

"Green living is a hot topic and the expo is expected to attract 10,000 to 15,000 people," said Bob Brown, Ontario Convention Center General Manager and CEO. "Local businesses will benefit greatly from this event; expo and show visitors tend to stay at local hotels, shop at local retail stores and eat at local restaurants."

 

The three-part expo will feature hands-on activities for kids, speakers every hour and hundreds of exhibitors with the latest in products and services for home improvement projects. During the three-day event, at least five hybrid vehicles will be on display. Attendees will have the chance to win a $2,000 Premier Cookware set from Kitchen Craft.

 

The Inland Green Expo is presented by the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, the San Bernardino Sun, the Redlands Daily Facts and the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group, the expo opens Friday, May 1 at 1 p.m. and at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

 

"The expo and show is a testament to the Inland Empire's commitment to green living and I am proud that the convention center is hosting this event," Brown said.

 

For more information about the show Green Living Expo visit http://www.inlandgreenexpo.com/. For more information about the Ontario Convention Center, operated by Philadelphia-based SMG, visit www.ontariocc.com.

 

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About the Ontario Convention Center

The Ontario Convention Center is contemporary in design and equipped with the latest in technology. The Convention Center boasts over 225,000 total square feet of exhibit, meeting and function space. An ideal venue for conventions, tradeshows, exhibits and meetings, the Convention Center provides a full range of technology services, including Wi-Fi, Internet, DS3 and video-conferencing capabilities. For more information about the Ontario Convention Center, go to www.ontariocc.com or call (909) 937-3000.

Headquartered in Philadelphia, SMG provides facility services to more than 200 venues in 41 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada and Europe, controls over 1.5 million entertainment seats worldwide and manages more than ten million feet of exhibition space.

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MEDIA CONTACT

Bob Brown

(909) 937-3001
pr@ontariocc.com

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