According to organizers, the Nov. 18-21, 2013, metal forming and fabrication event at McCormick Place convention center drew 40,667 people and 1,573 exhibitors. They filled up 650,000 square feet of trade show exhibit space.
WAILEA, Hawaii — It might be hard to think about work when you’re on Maui — one of the most remote islands in the Pacific. The breezes are warm, the ocean waters are very blue and the palm trees impossibly tall. The U.S. coast is almost 2,500 miles away.