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+ good news for Exhibiting Suppliers Exhibit at the April 2010 IAT show

Wholesaler safes rep - "I get 3 or mone new customerc from the LAT show every

y&r."

Fixtures safes rep - "1 picked up 5 new customerc at the LAT 2009 show ' in a down market!"

+ good news for Texas

The Economist, one of the most influential and widely respected magazines in the world, featured the Texaplex (Houston, San Antonio, Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin) in a special report about the Lone Star state this summer. Of the 24 million people living in Texas 4 out of 5 live within the triangular region called the Texaplex. By the year 2030, forecasts show an additional 14 million people living in the Texaple> Thatt the equivalent of adding another DFW, Houston, and Austin... all within the same area. The combination of Texas'economy, geography. naturalresources, infrastructure, political conditions and weather create d peffeGt StOrm Of OppOftUnity and grOwth thal is

greatly outpacing the rest of the nation.

+ good news for Louisiana

The sbate as a whole has done remarkably well during the national recession. The next two years are expected to bring new record levels for the state.