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Article: Workers begin rolling out the carpet for auto show: Civic Center road trip to feature more than 300 autos Friday through Sunday
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- January 6, 1999
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BUSINESS EDITOR
It doesn't look like much yet. But by Thursday, two dozen
professional stagehands and carpet layers will have transformed the
Charleston Civic Center into a scaled-down version of the major auto
shows that play Detroit and Philadelphia.
Crews will spend about 60 hours unloading and setting up the
contents of 30 semitrailers in time for Thursday's sneak preview of
the 1999 West Virginia International Auto Show.
The show opens to the public on Friday and runs through Sunday.
The West Virginia Automobile and Truck Dealers Association, the
show's primary sponsor, estimates it will cost more than $500,000 to
stage.
Charleston Newspapers is also a sponsor.
On Tuesday, 12 ...