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300 <br />Mr. Vest pointed out that some of the other advertisement they did throughout <br />the year was in the "San Jose Mercury News," the "Dallas Morning News ", the <br />"Houston Chronicle" and the "Dallas Business Journal ". Mr. Vest informed the <br />Board that most of the advertisements they did in these newspapers were for the <br />Oliver Rubber Building or the Kmart Building. Mr. Vest said they also <br />advertised in the "Dallas Industrial Guide ", and furnished a copy for the Board <br />to review. Mr. Vest said they also did a special co -op with Oncor, TXU, <br />McKinney, Sherman, Gainesville, Denison, and Sulphur Springs where there <br />was a special section in "Blacks' Guide ", which is primarily in the Dallas <br />market. <br />Mr. Vest stated that they attended several trade shows during the year: Bio -Tech <br />Medical Device in San Diego, California, the -Manufacturing Jewelers and <br />Silversmiths of America in New York, and the North American Manufacturing <br />Association in Chicago. Mr. Vest said they did a special show with the Dallas <br />Commercial Realtors in conjunction with Oncor. Mr. Vest told the Board that <br />this year they were going to the Commercial Realtor Show. <br />Mr. Vest said there are a lot of associations that they have through the PEDC <br />such as NETMOB which is the Northeast Texas Regional Mobility Council and <br />he is the chairman elect of that association. Also the TEDC, which is the Texas <br />Economic Development Council, and ACCRO, which is the American <br />Chambers of Commerce Researchers Association. Mr. Vest informed the <br />Board that the quarterly cost of living survey, which was done through ACCRO, <br />is complete. Other associations they belong to are Texas Department of <br />Economic Development, Northeast Texas Economic Development Roundtable, <br />East Texas Gulf Highway Association, Texas Good Roads Association, <br />International Economic Development Council and the Southern Economic <br />Development Council. <br />Mr. Vest announced that the new web page is up if anyone wanted to check it <br />out at www.paristexas.com. Mr. Vest said they have already had a lot of <br />response to the web site and it is more user friendly. <br />