#BreakingNews Eons Expos to Build Permanent Tucson Venue!

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT from Lowell Carhart of Eons Expos...you are probably more familiar with him as the show promoter for the 22nd St. Mineral & Fossil Show as well as shows in New Jersey and Denver.

We've been working behind the scenes for four years with a stellar team of architects, bankers, brokers, engineers, investors, lawyers, lenders, Tucson officials, and my absolute favorite Tucson Ward Councilor to be able to finally make this announcement:  

On October 16, 2014, we officially acquired the 6.5 acre parcel of land at the corner of I-10 and 22nd Street in Tucson, Arizona for $1.6 million. (This is the site of our show) The deal is done. It could not have been accomplished without the support of my wife Miev, my sister-in-law Li, brother-in-law Cheng, my Darden Business School buddy Ramesh, family and new & old friends, and the spectacular A-Team comprised of Randy Emerson, Rob Paul, Ken Perry, Keri Silvyn, and Jim Whitehill. But all would have been for naught without Ward Councilor Regina Romero's vital support, who championed our proposal over that of our competitor who bid $138,000 higher but offered an uninspiring development plan. Our plan will let the City of Tucson boast of an iconic new 22nd Street Co-Op building that will become ground zero for the Tucson Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Jewelry Showcase for decades to come. 

We plan to break ground on the stunning $12 million 22nd Street Co-Op in February 2016.  The 150,000 sq. foot edifice will be comprised of (86) 20' x 40' selling rooms on the first two floors that dealers will own outright (structured as a business condo), while the top 3rd floor will be a year-round event space.  However, come gem show time, the top floor will host the high-end Annex of the 22nd Street Mineral & Fossil Show, which will also continue in its existing 100' x 600' tent.  Therefore, dealers will soon have a choice to own their venue in Tucson's premier location, or choose between renting a booth in the high-end top floor Annex of the 22nd Street Co-Op, or in the more affordable 22nd Street Mineral & Fossil Show tent.

Upon project completion there will be space for 500 dealers.  The sales office for the 22nd Street Co-Op will open in January in Tucson. More info to come!

Kind regards,

Lowell Carhart

Eons Expos, LLLP – Partner

22nd Street Land, LLC – CEO

(804) 291-6357

Our Shows:

www.2014HolidayShow.com (Dec 5-7, 2014)

www.22ndStreetShow.com (Jan 29-Feb 15, 2015)

www.NY-NJ-Show.com (April 10-12, 2015)

www.DenverColiseumShow.com (Sept 12-20, 2015)

 Can you imagine what this will mean to vendors of larger items  - Geodes - Cathedrals - Metal Sculpture....etc.

"...dealers will soon have a choice to own their venue in Tucson's premier location, or choose between renting a booth in the high-end top floor Annex of the 22nd Street Co-Op, or in the more affordable 22nd Street Mineral & Fossil Show tent."

Current info on Tucson Show:        http://xpopress.com/22ndST-show-schedule.html
22nd Street Show on Facebook:      https://www.facebook.com/Tucson22ndStreetShow

Can Your Customers Find You Between Shows?

If you are a vendor in some of the larger shows across the country, you know that there can be months between shows...can your customers find you? ...more importantly can NEW customers who may have seen you for the first time at your last show find you?

Denver, Quartzsite, and Tucson are all so BIG - with room after room and row after row of vendors, minerals, gems and findings - the cash always runs out before the wanting.

I am that customer that says, 4 months later in the middle of a new design..."Oh, who was that dealer with those amazing Demantoid Garnet Crystal Clusters!"

Since I didn't have a need at the time, of course I didn't pick up a card or write down the name. So how do I find you? I pick up my EZ-Guide, or go onto the EZ-Guide website - find the show - find the vendor list match it to the floor plan and VOILA! I can click through to your website...or can I?

Mineral & Fossil Supply	T-01
Mineral Mania 96	T-13
Mineral Movies	167
Mineral of the Month Club	BR-01
Mineral Treasure-Madagascar Gemstones	334-335
Mineralien Fossilien Galerie	414
Mineralien Zentrum - Germany	176
Mineralogical Almanac	BR-03
Mineralogical Record	BR-03
Minerals Sarai	274

I know that this seems like a lot of work to find a specific seller, but jewelry designers can verify that it is worth every minute to find something we touched and saw with our own eyes. So when we go that far only to see that you haven't paid for a live link on the website...now we have to go to Google and hope it that we find the same seller - now the process seems never ending and we aren't sure it's even the right place.

Do us, your NEW and prospective buyers a favor, when you plan to do a show pay the little bit extra for a "Live" link from the show page to your website...help us find you after you've left town!

In today's online world...this is the most cost-effective marketing tool and you don't have to buy a print ad to purchase a "Live"link...but why wouldn't you want to?

Shoppers - is there some other way that dealers can help you find them? let us know!

Arizona Mineral and Fossil Show at InnSuites

Arizona Mineral and Fossil Show at InnSuites

Jordi of Faber Minerals

I am slowly but surely recovering photos from my crashed hard drive and came across a great group from the Arizona Mineral and Fossil Show.

This show offers a really wide range of materials – houses some of the finest mineral dealers in the world (in fact it is the home of our friend Jordi Faber) – but what sets it apart is the amazing “hall of fossils”!

Sahara Overland

Shark Teeth (Megalodon no less) from the Miocene Era to paleo goodies like the full skeleton of a Saber-toothed Cat and the tools to collect and clean them from Paleo Tools.

Marine Creatures of all sizes in the Fossil Hall at the Arizona Mineral & Fossil Show in Tucson 2010.

If you want info from this show – maybe you can’t remember the name of a dealer or you found a great Tucson restaurant in the show guide and want to add their info to your trip plans for2011 – remember that you can get a .pdf of the Tucson EZ-Guide on our home page.