Tinley Park, Illinois — The Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce held its 25^th Annual Business Expo & Conference Thursday, April 22, 2010, at the Tinley Park Convention Center.  Sponsored by: Holiday Inn Hotel & Tinley Park Convention Center, Comcast & SouthtownStar.

It was a day full of energy including a mayoral panel breakfast, networking luncheon and two afternoon workshops presented by Real Estate & Banking & Business Assistance.

In addition to the 100+ exhibiting booths, the layout included a Non-Profit row & Health Care Pavilion with free screenings. 

Event Co-chair, Larry Burrows of Photography by Larry Burrows said “I was impressed by the quality of the vendors’ displays, the number of genuinely interested attendees, and especially the attendance. 

Geoff Slawson of TGS Video Communications, event co-chair said "I spoke with several exhibitors and they were very happy with the prospects that stopped to talk with them. One said that he made three sales just that day from people who came to the Expo!”

Vice-Chair of Business Activities, Jorge Norrick of New Fronteras Life Photography said “the mayoral panel breakfast was informative on the economic development successes taking place in the region, and most important was the networking interaction between the businesses throughout the day.”

Photos from the event may be viewed at http://www.newfronteras.com/southland/ or http://www.collages.net Username: EXPO 2010 & Password: 7174