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Ed Winn |
APRO was formed in November 1980. Ed Winn was the first Executive Director |
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Bill Keese has been Executive Director since 1989 |
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This first tradeshow was held in Dallas in 1981 |
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Gary Romine, owner of Show Me Rent to Own, was elected President of APRO in
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Bill Keese
APRO Executive Director
"This is the largest gathering of rental dealers in the nation"
The $5.7 billion Rental Purchase
industry is holding its annual tradeshow and conference in Reno Nevada August
12 - 14th at
John Ascuaga's Nugget hotel and casino. The theme for this
years show; 'Riding high in Reno'.
The combination tradeshow/conference is coordinated by the
Association for Progressive Rental Organizations (APRO).
APRO is the largest rental industry trade group representing 341
member companies operating 4,944 locations, a 17% increase over
2002.
111 vendors will take advantage of this once a year
opportunity to showcase their goods to an estimated 650
attendees.
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Bill Keese |
According to APRO Executive Director Bill Keese, "This is the
largest gathering of rental dealers and the largest collection
of vendors catering to the RTO industry in the nation. Vendors
in all categories will be represented."
Outside of a few
state
events, the tradeshow is the only opportunity for most
dealers to interact with their peers, and the only national
event open to all rental purchase dealers.
For the first time, RTO Online will be reporting daily from
Reno with interviews, photos, and news. Please stay tuned...
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RTO Online is the official channel for Rent-to-Own Industry News and the
only independent source of news for the rent-to-own, rental-purchase,
lease-purchase trade. RTO Online (Rent to Own Online) represents the choice
of the entire RTO Industry for trusted information, as it happens. |
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