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Rauner makes “official” trade show announcement seven months after it was announced

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Gov. Bruce Rauner’s current trip to Germany and Poland could result in economic development for Southern Illinois, the governor said Monday morning.

In a phone interview with The Southern Illinoisan, Rauner said many of the companies his team has been speaking with are perfect investors to build factories, distribution centers, and offices in Southern Illinois. He didn’t mention anything specific, adding that the state has commitments, but he’s not ready to make an announcement.

* Press release…

Governor Bruce Rauner made it official today. HANNOVER MESSE, the world-renowned trade show brand synonymous with industrial innovation, key trends and business leads, is coming to Chicago this fall co-located with the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS).

The premiere of HANNOVER MESSE USA is expected to attract some 550 exhibitors and more than 100,000 visitors to Chicago for the September 10-15 show. The brand will occupy about 130,000 square feet of display space on two levels in the East Building of McCormick Place.

IMTS is already among the largest trade shows in the world, attracting more than 115,000 visitors from every level of industry and more than 120 countries. The addition of the HANNOVER MESSE brand adds to the show’s international standing among manufacturers looking to learn more about advances in equipment and technology.

“Having HANNOVER join forces with IMTS for this biennial event makes Chicago the go-to destination for manufacturers worldwide,” said Rauner at a press gathering in connection with the HANNOVER MESSE event taking place this week here. “We can count on the collaboration to enhance our reputation as a center for industrial technology. We will also benefit greatly from the economic impact of an enlarged convention visitor and exhibitor base for these shows.”

As we’ve already discussed, this announcement was made last September.

I sure hope he has something real to announce after all that time over there.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Apr 24, 18 @ 1:51 pm

Comments

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Comment by Honeybear Tuesday, Apr 24, 18 @ 1:56 pm
You announce something months to tout a trip just completed…

I dunno if Rauner is approaching this all that smart.

Now others are going to look for actual “now” results that might be given weeks to announce.

This is an amateurish attempt to make a trip seem relevant…

“Why?”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 24, 18 @ 1:57 pm
Exactly Rich. Can this Governor deliver on anything? How can he go over there for 2 weeks and not have some actual “wins” to announce?

It’s like Intersect was sitting on all this unused cash and had to spend it somehow.

Comment by Henry Francis Tuesday, Apr 24, 18 @ 1:58 pm
In other news, the Governor used his Bucharest, Romania visit to announce the 200th anniversary of the founding of the state of Illinois, and a year’s worth of hoopla to commemorate it.

Comment by Linus Tuesday, Apr 24, 18 @ 2:08 pm
What’s next? He’s going to announce VE Day?

Comment by Pieroge tirebiter Tuesday, Apr 24, 18 @ 2:13 pm
Tomorrow, he’s announcing the purchase of Sears Tower by Willis.

Comment by VanillaMan Tuesday, Apr 24, 18 @ 2:16 pm
==I sure hope he has something real to announce after all that time over there.==

Page views and subscriptions probably do better if he doesn’t have something real to announce, so I doubt this.

Comment by Chris Widger Tuesday, Apr 24, 18 @ 2:18 pm
Widger, bite me. I love my state and hate to see it struggle, unlike some people I could mention.

Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Apr 24, 18 @ 2:19 pm
I expect him to announce:

“These pretzels are making me thirsty.”

Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Apr 24, 18 @ 2:59 pm
–Governor Bruce Rauner made it official today. HANNOVER MESSE, the world-renowned trade show brand synonymous with industrial innovation, key trends and business leads, is coming to Chicago this fall co-located with the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS).–

What a relief that “it’s official” now, considering that registration for the show has been open since January.

Who, exactly, is supposed to believe that a show of that size and complexity gets slapped together a few months ahead of time?

It’s more of an expansion of an existing show, as they’re piggybacking with IMTS, which has been a perennial at McCormick Place for years.

https://www.imts.com/media/imts_releases/20180122.html

Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Apr 24, 18 @ 3:31 pm
“Did you guys know Polish beer is really good? I may never drink another Stag.”

Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Apr 24, 18 @ 3:52 pm
==Page views and subscriptions probably do better if he doesn’t have something real to announce==

Generally speaking, news websites don’t do well with “Nothing Happened” as the top story.

Comment by Arsenal Tuesday, Apr 24, 18 @ 3:55 pm
I expect 1.4% to announce the return on New Coke.

Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Apr 24, 18 @ 4:11 pm
This reminds me very much of that kid in college who tried to fake his way thru a term paper by cheating on the margin size, font, number of spaces and size of indents for paragraphs, then wrote a lot of sentences repeating the adverbs, re-stating the statements, and using a lot of redundant language. And in the end, the paper had absolutely nothing to say.

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Apr 25, 18 @ 7:58 am