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Editor’s Note ................. 7
Opening Line
Publisher’s Picks ................. 20
Executive Vie
6
National Retail Federation
The voice of retail
ShoppersChoice.co
An online-shopping pioneer tells his story
RETAIL
38
44
54
Associated Builders and Contractors
ABC helps members deliver work safely,
ethically and profitably
Winesburg Builders
A full service contractor going full-throttle
Westinghouse Lighting Corporation
A family firm adopts a new, old name
Teel Plastics
Taking on the challenges
Duluth, Minnesota
The zenith city
Marion, Iowa
A small community with some big things brewing
Phenix City, Alabama
Rising from the ashes
The National Community Development Association
Representing those who administer federal programs
The International Association of Exhibitions and Events
Because the shows must go on
The Baltimore Convention Center
A tourist’s dream and a meeting planner’s delight
The Orange County Convention Center
The center of hospitality
The Salt Palace Convention Center
Unique in the industry
The Kaskaskia Regional Port District
Moving up and shipping out
Miebach Consulting Inc.
The supply chain engineers
Panther Industries
The little company that could
CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
CONVENTION CENTERS
LOGISTICS
88
168
100
136
63
92
176
106
142
114
148
122
160
128
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78
Wild Bird
Connecting with nature
FRANCHISE
30