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Star Wars to Studebakers: What''s coming to Indiana cities this year? (Meetings & Conventions).

Publication: Indiana Business Magazine
Publication Date: 01-FEB-02 		Format: Online - approximately 1272 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Star Wars to Studebakers: What''s coming to Indiana cities this year? (Meetings & Conventions).(Convention and Visitors Bureau market information)(Statistical Data Included)

Article Excerpt
Cities across the state capitalize on Indiana's centralized location to attract national and regional conventions. Within a day's drive for two-thirds of the country's population, Indiana is an appealing option for those who would rather drive than fly.

Lots of vintage car aficionados will be driving to South Bend, when the Studebaker Drivers Club's 38th International Meet descends on the city June 23-28 to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of their favorite car manufacturer. Started as a blacksmith shop in South Bend in 1852, Studebaker closed its automobile manufacturing plant in the city in 1963, although the car was produced for a few more years in Canada.

Three- to four-thousand people are expected to attend the special event, says Carolyn Wallace, director of sales and convention services for the South Bend/Mishawaka Convention and Visitors Bureau. Many more are expected for other 150th anniversary events throughout the year.

With the opening in Mishawaka of an Extended Stay America in December and a Red Roof Inn next month, South Bend/Mishawaka hotel rooms will total 4,000, nearly double the 'number in 1995. And with a convention center that can accommodate 3,000, the...

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