PGI Buys IACVB Meeting & Regency Productions; Hires Hartley-Leonard

PGI, an Arlington, VAp;based events, entertainment, exhibitions, and business communications company, has acquired the Destination Showcase trade show from the International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus (IACVB). The events are held annually in Washington, DC; Chicago, and, starting this year, New York. IACVB, which has entered into a ten-year agreement with PGI, will continue to sponsor the shows. The other recent purchase by fast-growing PGI is Regency Productions, the