Car Care World Expo has reversed its decision to book McCormick Place for 2013, becoming the first trade show to exit Chicago after a federal court ruling invalidated labor changes enacted by the state legislature last year.
"Until the work rules are on par with Las Vegas, it’s a no-go for us," said Eric Wulf, chief executive officer of the International Carwash Association, a Chicago-based trade group that has held its show in Las Vegas for the past five years. The 2013 show will now be held in Las Vegas.
The show would not have been one of Chicago’s largest, but it attracts about 6,000 exhibitors and attendees, who together would have spent an estimated $8.5 million in the area.
According to the article, six other shows have filed notice to hold their events elsewhere. Along with Rahm pulling coppers out of thin air, he better be able to pull a few hundred million dollars out of his ass shortly.