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The recent Equip Exposition<\/a>, an international landscape, outdoor living and equipment<\/a> expo in Louisville, has reached another year of record attendance with nearly 30,000 registered attendees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Named the third largest trade show in the United States, the expo\u2019s landscape attendance grew 12% and dealer attendance grew 17%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Run and managed by OPEI, the show has seen record numbers since it took on full ownership in 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With attendees from all 50 states and 52 countries, the show was held from October 21 to 24, featuring keynote speakers, creator space and education offerings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kris Kiser, chief executive and president of OPEI, says \u201cour team continues to evolve the show to bring attendees the best programing and allow peer-to-peer connections\u201d.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The OPEI board of directors is exploring rotating to new cities during the current center\u2019s location renovation window and returning to Louisville once complete.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The recent Equip Exposition, an international landscape, outdoor living and equipment expo in Louisville, has reached another year of record attendance with nearly 30,000 registered attendees.\u00a0 Named the third largest trade show in the United States, the expo\u2019s landscape attendance grew 12% and dealer attendance grew 17%.\u00a0 Run and managed by OPEI, the show has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":264,"featured_media":123544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":"","_ppma_block_editor_authors":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[2387,2388],"ppma_author":[2284],"class_list":["post-123543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-equip-expo","tag-louisville"],"yoast_head":"\nEquip Expo breaks record attendance - Pro Landscaper 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