伊利诺伊州库克县芝加哥市国际制造技术展10月29日续约麦考密克会展中心至2034年：每届拉动经济约2.5亿美元
美国制造技术协会与麦考密克会展中心10月29日宣布，双方延长长期合作，芝加哥将继续作为国际制造技术展的主办城市至2034年，续约覆盖2032年与2034年两届展会。国际制造技术展每两年在麦考密克会展中心举办一次，是西半球最大的制造技术展会，汇聚全球制造专业人士、技术创新者与行业领袖，为芝加哥的酒店、餐饮、交通等本地企业带来生意。主办方估计，每届展会为芝加哥与伊利诺伊州带来的经济影响约为2.5亿美元。
续约同时宣布一项面向下一代制造人才的投入：国际制造技术展将联合哈斯自动化与吉恩·哈斯基金会，向芝加哥公立学校捐赠共计10.1万美元，用于支持科学、技术、工程与数学教育项目，帮助学生了解先进制造技术与职业路径。
主办方表示，展会长期扎根芝加哥，延长合作既是对本地经济贡献的确认，也是对芝加哥制造人才培养的持续投入。麦考密克会展中心是芝加哥最大的会展场馆，国际制造技术展的长期留驻对会展业与周边服务业具有稳定的拉动作用。
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois: IMTS Extends McCormick Place Partnership Through 2034 on Oct. 29, About $250 Million in Economic Impact Per Show
AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and McCormick Place announced on October 29 that they are extending their long-standing partnership, keeping Chicago as the host city of the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) through 2034. The extension covers the 2032 and 2034 editions of the show.
Held every two years at McCormick Place, IMTS is the largest manufacturing technology trade show in the Western Hemisphere, bringing together manufacturing professionals, technology innovators and industry leaders from around the world and driving business for Chicago's hotels, restaurants, transportation providers and other local businesses. Organizers estimate each edition generates about $250 million in economic impact for Chicago and Illinois.
The extension also came with an investment in the next generation of manufacturing talent: IMTS, together with Haas Automation and the Gene Haas Foundation, is contributing a combined $101,000 to Chicago Public Schools to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education programs that introduce students to advanced manufacturing technologies and career paths.
Organizers said the show's long roots in Chicago make the extension both a confirmation of its local economic contribution and a continuing investment in the city's manufacturing workforce. McCormick Place is Chicago's largest convention venue, and IMTS's long-term presence provides steady support for the convention industry and surrounding service businesses.
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图片来源：图：芝加哥麦考密克会展中心外景。麦考密克会展中心官网官方图（大都会码头与展览管理局）。 / McCormick Place exterior in Chicago. Official McCormick Place (Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority) photo.
