1st Communications, Inc. acquired Professional Trade Shows, Inc.

January 1, 1997 — 1st Communications has acquired Professional Trade Shows, Inc.

About Professional Trade Shows, Inc.

Professional Trade Shows has been producing shows for over 20 years and reaches hundreds of thousands of professionals who work in manufacturing plants, distribution centers, hospitals, warehouses, machine shops, office buildings, and government facilities.

About 1st Communications

1st Communications is a major organizer of trade shows, exhibitions, conferences, and special events with over 180 trade shows, exhibitions, and career fairs produced annually. Events serve fields such as computer and information technology, plant engineering and maintenance, design engineering, a