In Sioux Falls, SD, Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Executive Director Teri Ellis Schmidt says there was not a huge dip during the economic downturn, but Sioux Falls saw enough to take notice. “We know that our hotels, along with the CVB, have been working hard to re-energize our corporate market share,” she says. “It is going to take time, additional hard work, creative planning by both the planners and city and facilities, and the continuation of a healing economy.”
In Bemidji, MN, VisitBemidji! Executive Director Denelle Hilliard is hoping that the new Sanford Center will help the community grow its events. “With the potential of the Sanford Center, we can’t see anything but positive,” she says. “We have a competitive edge here in Bemidji to host greater meetings.”
And in the Fargo-Moorhead area, President and CEO of the Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Cole Carley is seeing that travel industry economy has a strong base in all events including meetings, conventions, sports…
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