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07/30/07 The City of St. Petersburg is Gearing Up
to Exhibit and be a Sponsor at the ICSC Florida Conference
The International Council of Shopping Centers
(ICSC) is celebrating its 50th Anniversary and today consists of
65,000 members worldwide. The City of St. Petersburg is a member of ICSC
and its invaluable network of support and shared services which are
designed to make deals happen in the retail industry.
On August 12-14, 2007, the City of St. Petersburg will be a Sponsor of the Florida Conference being held at the Gaylord Palms
Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL. Each year ICSC’s Florida show is a highly anticipated event and exhibitor space sells within its first three
months of launching registration for the event. More than 4,000 attendees
are expected and the City of St. Petersburg is an exhibitor in the Florida
Deal Making Exhibition held on Tuesday, August 14 from 8:00am-2:00pm
located at booth #1514.
The city’s Economic Development department is
gearing up for a very successful showing. There are deals already in the
works from mailings last month to over 70+ retail, entertainment and dining
entities and follow-up meetings are being booked at the show, in hopes of
making contacts that will lead to retail partnerships.
As part of our efforts to recruit new
retailers to one of our main shopping, entertainment and dining districts
known as – Downtown, Tyrone and Gateway, we will be distributing and
sharing information on available retail properties. If you are a developer
of a mixed-use project or property management firms with retail space and
would like your property information included at our booth #1514, please
contact Kimberly Bailey at 727-893-7784 or send a listing of your
properties for review via email. Property flyers are requested to be
supplied by developers and property management firms to Economic
Development, located at One Fourth Street N. 9th floor, in
packets of 100 no later than Thursday, August 9th.
ICSC is hosting a local pre-networking
function, The Next Generation, on July 31, 2007 at Tropicana Field from 5:00pm-7:10pm.
The event is designed for top industry leaders to share industry insights and
to tap networking skills to gain a competitive edge in today’s changing
real estate market. Mayor Rick Baker will kick-off the event with a
workshop discussion on how to build better relationships with government
officials and employees. At the conclusion of the program, a drawing will
be held for a mentor luncheon at Outback Steakhouse with Craig Sher, CEO of
the Sembler Company. To learn more about this exciting pre-networking
retail function or to pre-register to attend click here.
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