FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 26, 2007

For more information contact:
Annie Wood, Senior Marketing and Attraction Specialist
Wyoming Business Council
Office: 307.777.2844

Melanie Myron
Casper Glass
Phone: 307.237.5292

Business Council looks for Cowboy State vendors for Denver Mart

CHEYENNE – To say that Casper Glass, a home decor company owned by Melanie Myron of Casper, made a splash the first time they attended a trade show with the Wyoming Business Council might be an understatement.

Myron rented booth space at the 2006 Denver Merchandise Mart Gift, Jewelry and Resort Show through the Wyoming Business Council and added eight out-of-town markets in just three days. Her second trip to Denver Mart produced another 12 vendors, putting Casper Glass products into stores from California to Michigan.

“The Wyoming Business Council lets a business ‘get its feet wet’ in the wholesale market without having to go it alone financially and emotionally, “said Myron. “It’s a great opportunity.”

The Wyoming Business Council is looking for other businesses like Myron’s to bring to this year’s Gift, Jewelry and Resort Show at Denver Mart Aug. 25-27 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. Vendors who attend the show with the Wyoming Business Council will receive eight feet of booth space for the three-day event at a price of $500, or about one-third of the normal price. The show boasts over 6,000 buyers for resorts, spas and gift shops around the country.

“This is a great show for companies who are trying to expand into new retail markets, especially the gift shop and resort markets,” said Wyoming Business Council Senior Marketing and Attraction Specialist Annie Wood.

For more information or an application to join the Wyoming Business Council at Denver Mart’s Gift, Jewelry and Resort show, contact Wood at 307.777.2844. The application deadline is Aug. 1.

The mission of the Wyoming Business Council is to facilitate the economic growth of Wyoming. For more information, please visit the Web site at www.wyomingbusiness.org.

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