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PACE Set for KC

Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska associations teaming up for regional show
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The leaders of the Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska petroleum marketers and convenience store associations have joined together to create a Midwest regional petroleum and convenience store exposition.

The four-state 2011 PACE tradeshow will be held in downtown Kansas City, Mo., at the Marriott properties and Bartle Hall Convention Center on February 25 and 26, 2011.

"The synergies of this regional tradeshow will bring even greater value to our members and suppliers by providing PACE attendees with an expanded array of industry products and services [image-nocss] and PACE exhibitors with marketing opportunities that no single or two-state exposition can offer," said an announcement from Ronald J. Leone, executive director of Missouri Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association (MPCA).

"We are looking forward to hosting this event in a centralized Kansas City venue that offers both attendees and exhibitors from throughout the Midwest easy access to tremendous networking and business growth opportunities," the announcement added.

MPCA's membership represents approximately 570 independent petroleum marketers and c-store operators, petroleum suppliers and associated industry companies. The marketer members include gasoline and diesel fuel wholesalers, commissioned gasoline distributors, gasoline reseller-retailers, retail fuel oil dealers and independent marketers who store and supply residual fuel oil.

The Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association of Kansas (PMCA) is a nonprofit trade association serving the needs of independent petroleum distributors, gasoline retailers and convenience store owners throughout the state of Kansas.

The Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Stores of Iowa (PMCI) is a nonprofit state trade association serving the needs of independent petroleum distributors, gasoline retailers and convenience store owners throughout the state of Iowa. PMCI currently represents more than 1,100 c-store, distributors and outlets throughout Iowa.

The Nebraska Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association (NPCA) is a nonprofit trade association serving the needs of independent petroleum marketers (distributors), gasoline retailers, c-store operators and truckstop owners throughout the state of Nebraska.

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