Exhibitor booths available for Business Showcase

A limited number of exhibitor booths are still available to Chamber member businesses at the Carson Valley Business Showcase.

More than 70 Valley busisnesses are expected to participate in this year's Business Showcase.

The Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce's annual local trade show, held April 22, offers businesses and opportunity to display their products and services, offering advice and specials and getting to know their customers better.

In 2009, nearly 1,000 people took advantage of the showcase to visit with businesses, enjoy free tastings from participating restaurants and caterers and take away the prizes, one from each of the exhibitors, in a free raffle.

Participating restaurants and caterers this year include Bella Vita Catering, Doppelgangers Restaurant & Bar, Indigo, Genoa Lakes Resort, Panchita's Killer Salsa, Scolari's and Wasabi, with more expected. As for the raffle, in addition to the prizes from each booth, E Squared C is providing a Toshiba laptop computer, valued at $650.

The event takes place at the Pavilion at the Douglas County Fairgrounds and is open to the public from 3-7 p.m. A special Business to Business hour, where exhibitors get a chance to network with each other, takes place from 2-3 p.m. There is no charge to attend the Showcase or for a raffle entry.

Sponsors for the 2010 Business Showcase include GE Energy, The Record-Courier, Scolari's, E Squared C, 99.1/KCMY and Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare. For information on participating or about the event, call the chamber at 782-8144.