ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County Convention Center started 2021 with the Surf Expo, bringing in 3,000 exhibitors and visitors in January. “That was the largest business-to-business trade event since the beginning of the pandemic,” said Mark Tester, executive director of the Orange County Convention Center. “We are open, we are ready for business and we have shown that we can do shows safely.” [TRENDING: $7.2M in PPP funds used to buy Fla.
mansion | These Fla. lakes have the most alligators | ‘Love triangle’ leads to fatal shooting] This comes after a devastating hit to the Orange County Convention Center in 2020 after 78 shows canceled, resulting in a loss of $2.1 billion dollars, that does not include the losses from the 47 shows