The Yellowknife Chamber of CommerceSA国际影视传媒檚 Spring Trade Show drew around 8,300 visitors on May 13 and 14, according to executive director Deneen Everett.

This is in line with previous yearSA国际影视传媒檚 numbers but one place the Trade Show has grown, Everett says, is in the wait list for vendors.

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The number of booths increased from 160 to 184 last year, and while the chamber usually has a SA国际影视传媒渕inor wait listSA国际影视传媒� for vendors, Everett says they had to turn people away this year.

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Squeezing in more vendors led to other changes this year, including moving the food court into the Shorty Brown Arena, which freed up space for 30 vendors.

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The final tallies havenSA国际影视传媒檛 been calculated yet but Everett says she believes the show is on track to meet the budgeted target of $60,000 in revenue. The Spring Trade Show is the second biggest revenue generator for the chamber, after membership fees.

Everett said the success of the show has given the chamber something to think about.

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