Convention center eyes strong 2018

Kate Talerico

04/20/2018

SHOW FLOOR: Attendees and exhibitors interact at the Northeastern Retail Lumber Association expo hall at the R.I. Convention Center in Providence. Over the three days the NRLA expo was held in February, attendees booked 3,052 hotel rooms and spent $1.13 million. / COURTESY NRLA

In February, hundreds of members of the Northeastern Retail Lumber Association poured into Providence to attend their annual industry expo at the R.I. Convention Center. Over the three days, attendees booked 3,052 hotel rooms and spent $1.13 million, according to convention center sales manager Arleen Oliva. “Providence offered everything that the bigger city had, without

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