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Article: The 2009 AHR industry exposition.(THE AIR SIDE)(Personal account)
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- Supply House Times
- Article date:
- March 1, 2009
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I wouldn't miss attending the annual HVACR Expos (I've attended them all since 1984), because I really want to know what is going on and what the new trends and technologies are. However, despite earlier claims that it might be the largest ever, this year's event (January 26-28) at the McCormick Convention Center in Chicago seemed to be heavily affected by a down economy, since it appeared as though many companies had paid for booths, but didn't see the need to attend. In addition, almost none of the U.S. major equipment manufacturers was there, so it was difficult to find out who is getting ready to do what.
The one U.S. group that I was happy to see in ...