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Las Vegas, Orlando head top 10 for hosting large trade shows

AP

Wednesday, April 26, 2006 | 7:45 a.m.

The top 10 host cities' shares of the 200 largest U.S. trade shows in 2005, as compiled by Tradeshow Week magazine:

Total shows

1. Las Vegas 44

2. Orlando 26

3. Chicago 20

4. New York City 16

5. Atlanta 11

6. Anaheim 8

7. New Orleans 7 and San Francisco 7

9. Dallas 6

10. Louisville 5

Square footage of shows

1. Las Vegas 22.6 million

2. Orlando 7.6 million

3. Chicago 6.4 million

4. New York City 4.4 million

5. Louisville 4.1 million

6. Atlanta 3.1 million

7. Anaheim 2.1 million

8. San Francisco 1.6 million

9. New Orleans 1.5 million

10. Los Angeles 1.3 million

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