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stablished in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1909, the George Fern Company initially began as a window-trimming business and expanded their services to include decorating for local fairs and special events in the 1930s. In 1962, Eddie Fern, a descendent of founder George Edward Fern, sold the George Fern Company to Otto Budig Sr., whose sons, Otto Budig Jr. and George Budig assumed the responsibility of running the business.

The years that followed marked the beginning of the George Fern Company's expansion into other markets from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio, and then Indianapolis, Indiana, followed by Louisville, Kentucky in the 1970s, and Nashville, Tennessee, and Charlotte, North Carolina in the 1990s and recently to the establishment of offices in Alexandria, Virginia; Birmingham, Alabama; Atlanta, Georgia; Dallas, Texas; Houston, Texas; Kansas City, Missouri; Cleveland, Ohio; St. Louis, Missouri, Chicago, Illinois and San Antonio, Texas.

In 2005, Wachovia Capital Partners, the private equity and mezzanine investment practice of Wachovia Corporation acquired the George Fern Company.

Today, the George Fern Company is a leading national service contractor serving more than 750 expositions and hundreds of other events held, annually throughout the United States and Canada. The George Fern Company provides a full range of services for expositions, show organizers and their participating exhibitors; and for conventions, meeting planners, corporate events and corporate exhibit managers. Several of the George Fern Company’s exposition clients can be found among the Tradeshow Week 200 and “Tradeshow Week’s Fastest 50” – the 50 fastest growing tradeshows in the United States and Canada. George Fern Company corporate clients have included Fortune 500 companies such as Sprint, Procter & Gamble, Ford, General Electric, Toyota and others.

Since 1993 Tradeshow Week has consistently named the George Fern Company among the top three service contractors in the United States, serving the Tradeshow Week 200.

For almost a century, the George Fern Company has played a leading role in the exposition and corporate meeting services industry. As George Fern Company approaches the century mark in service, its operating philosophy of placing customer satisfaction above all else has resulted in relationships in the exposition industry that have stood the test of time.

For more information visit www.georgefern.com or call toll-free, 888-621-3376.

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