The 2015 AHR Expo in Chicago was bigger and better than any previous AHR show, far outpacing the 2012 Chicago show, which was itself a record-breaking event. Occupying nearly 487,000 square feet of the McCormick Place Convention Center were 2,120 exhibiting companies (594 of which are based outside of the United States). Three hundred ninety companies were new exhibitors to the show. The total number of attendees was not available at press time, but exhibitor after exhibitor with whom AHRI Update spoke on the floor expressed satisfaction with the foot traffic and leads generated. The 2012 Chicago show, which set an exhibit space record, occupied 428,645 square feet, with 1,966 exhibiting companies. (Source: AHRI Update, January 29, 2015)