Comment on Colorado, Denver group paying $3.4 million to lure Outdoor Retailer show

DENVER • Colorado will contribute $1.7 million to help relocate the nation’s largest outdoor recreation trade show from Salt Lake City to Denver. The Colorado Economic Development Commission this week approved the award, contingent on three outdoor retail conventions being held in Denver annually for five years. Luis Benitez, of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office, tells The Denver Post that each show has the potential to generate $45 million in direct and indirect economic benefits.... <iframe src="http://www.sltrib.com/csp/mediapool/sites/sltrib/pages/garss.csp" height="1" width="1" > </frame>