What a difference a year makes for the National Western Stock Show. Then again, maybe there’s NO difference.
The Stock Show was a hot topic at this time last year after organizers threatened to bolt to a Gaylord Entertainment property in Aurora near DIA. Denver City Council members roared their disapproval while at the same time vowing to help the Stock Show grow. Eventually the Stock Show stayed put.
Today? Gaylord has moved to a new business model and abandoned the project. The Stock Show opened its 2013 edition this past weekend in the same location with the same facilities. Paul Andrews, the show’s chief executive, did say in a Denver Post story that work is afoot to upgrade and energize the 95-acre site north of downtown. The timetable for completion of that plan? Next year.
And where will the (so far) elusive money come from to make the plan come true? Certainly there will be private sources, but the Stock Show also wants to enlist the city of Denver, which does not fund it now. Despite Mayor Michael Hancock’s avowed support, the city has made no firm commitment.
So mark your calendars to see if the next year will make a REAL difference for the Stock Show.
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