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Show BUSINESS The Park Record. Editor: Bubba Brown business@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.118 CHAMBER/BUREAU TO HOLD EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP The Park City Chamber/Bureau is inviting members to attend an educational workshop about how businesses can handle the transition to chip-based "EMV" credit and debit cards, rather than those with a magnetic stripe. According to a press release, the workshop will discuss the basics about the EMV cards, such as how they work, the advantages and making the move to EMV. The workshop is set for August 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Red Rock Brewery in Redstone. ECHO SPUR DEVELOPMENT TOUTED AT CONFERENCE Laura Nelson, executive director of Utah's Office of Energy Development, highlighted Echo Spur, a luxury home development in Old Town, during a speech earlier this summer at the Innovative City 2015 conference in Nice, France. According to a press release, Nelson touted Echo Spur helping lead the charge in private-sector sustainable development. "We are honored to be recognized by the State of Utah as a viable example of what is possible right now for residential developments," said Sean Kelleher, Echo Spur developer and Park City resident, in the release. "It is our goal to demonstrate that sustainable building makes economic sense for homeowners." SLC FORUM TO DISCUSS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS The Utah Global Forum, an event designed to show businesses the opportunities to expand internationally, will be held August 26 in Salt Lake City. According to a press release, the event, which is being put on by the World Trade Center Utah, Governor's Office of Economic Development and the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, aims to increase the global presence of Utah companies, which would positively affect Utah's job growth. The forum will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center. For more information, visit utahglobalforum.com. DESIGNER FINDS HOME IN PARK CITY, A-16 www.parkrecord.com AN ECO-FRIENDLY TAXI SERVICE, A-16 A-15 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, AUGUST 8-11, 2015 Companies face trade show's unknown future Some say environmental policies are forcing Outdoor Retailer to seek alternatives BUBBA BROWN The Park Record What would losing the Sundance Film Festival mean to Park City? That's the comparison Scott Beck, president and CEO of Visit Salt Lake, used to demonstrate what's at stake for Salt Lake and the outdoor industry in Utah as the Outdoor Retailer trade show contemplates where it will be held in the future. The Outdoor Retailer, which brings thousands of outdoor industry vendors and buyers to the Salt Palace Convention Center twice a year, has been held in Utah's capital for the past 17 years. But, with its contract with Salt Lake set to expire next year, the show has explored several alternatives. And some in the industry say Utah's unfriendly environmental policies regarding global warming, clean air and public lands are the driving factor behind Outdoor Retailer's decision to look at other sites. "I know for a fact the majority of the industry enjoys coming to Salt Lake," said Peter Metcalf, co-founder of the Salt Lake-based Black Diamond Equipment and a significant figure in the outdoor industry. "They enjoy many of the aspects the community and city have to offer, along with the access to recreation. But I also know the industry is absolutely up in arms once again over the incredibly negative and egregious public policies that are emanating out of our Legislature and out of the State house." Kate Lowery, a spokeswoman for Emerald Expositions, which owns the Outdoor Retailer, said the company does not base the show's location on politics, but rather factors such as convention center size and the number of hotel rooms nearby. She declined to say which cities Emerald has considered -- a story in The Salt Lake Tribune reported them as BUBBA BROWN/PARK RECORD Attendees flock to the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, held in Salt Lake City from August 5 through August 8. Some in the outdoor industry are concerned the trade show will leave Utah because of the state's environmental policies. Dallas, Chicago, Las Vegas and Orlando, Fla., in addition to Salt Lake -- but added the company is close to being able to announce the future of the show. "We're in the process, at this point, of kind of dotting the ‘i's' and crossing the ‘t's' and making sure all the contracts we need to have in place are in place before we can make an announcement," she said. "We will be making an announcement in the next couple weeks." For his part, Beck denied that politics are pushing the show away and said Emerald Expositions' search is just part of a normal reevaluation process. He's optimistic the Outdoor Retailer will choose Outdoor Retailer trade show vital numbers • 27,000: Estimated manufacturers, retailers and suppliers in attendance at Summer Market • $25 million: Estimated money the Summer Market generates in direct spending in Salt Lake and Utah • 22,000: Estimated manufacturers, retailers and suppliers in attendance at Winter Market • $20 million: Estimated money the Winter Market generates in direct spending in Salt Lake and Utah ,)04 97 ,)04 396 7',3307 The Park Record takes pride in our community, and especially our youth, so we are excited to be able to help raise money for our local schools. For every new one-year print Park Record subscription purchased until the end of September 2015, $5 will go toward the school of your choice in Summit County. to return to Salt Lake for years to come. "We've been the best location for the last 17 years, and we're moving forward with that same conviction," he said. But what if Outdoor Retailer spurns Salt Lake for a bigger city? Salt Lake would feel the obvious economic loss, but Barry Woods, vice president of operations for Park City-based footwear company Surefoot, said it would also represent a big blow to outdoor companies in Park City. Expenses for companies to attend the show in another city would dramatically increase, but also lost would be the cachet that comes with being based in the same state as the largest outdoor trade show in North America. "I think people identify outdoor Please see Outdoor, A-17 |