Paige Jaeger, an instructor at Board and Brush in Roscoe, assists Lisa and Brianna Reid at a past RORO Expo at Roscoe Middle School. The business expo, now called the Stateline Business Expo, will be held March 26 and 27 at the Hononegah Community High School Field House.
Stateline Area residents turned out out to chat with and learn about area businesses at the RoRo Expo as shown in this past photo. This year the event will be held March 26 and 27 at the Hononegah High School Field House in Rockton.
Paige Jaeger, an instructor at Board and Brush in Roscoe, assists Lisa and Brianna Reid at a past RORO Expo at Roscoe Middle School. The business expo, now called the Stateline Business Expo, will be held March 26 and 27 at the Hononegah Community High School Field House.
Stateline Area residents turned out out to chat with and learn about area businesses at the RoRo Expo as shown in this past photo. This year the event will be held March 26 and 27 at the Hononegah High School Field House in Rockton.
ROCKTON—The Stateline Business Expo is returning to familiar surroundings this year. The business exposition is returning to Hononegah Community High School where it started when it was known as the RoRo Expo.
The Expo will be held in the Hononegah Field House March 26 and 27 at Hononegah Community High School, 307 Salem St., Rockton.
The event has not been held at Hononegah since the fieldhouse inflatable dome collapsed in 2015. After that, the high school built a new fieldhouse, but the expo still was held at various other venues. Also, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Expo to be canceled in 2020.
“There were tons of restrictions, mask mandates and restrictions on events where there would be large attendance,” said Ryan Rydell, chair of the Expo Planning Committee for the Stateline Chamber of Commerce.
Now, with COVID-19 restrictions mostly relaxed, the chamber of commerce is looking forward to a full-fledged, in-person expo. And, community members seem to be looking forward to the event, Rydell said.
“There have been a lot of questions about when the expo would be coming back,” he said.
But, he noted it is a different world since the pandemic hit and organizers of the expo don’t know what to expect.
Businesses featured at the expo in the past have included contractors, landscapers, plumbing, crafts, health care and more. Municipalities have had booths as well as community service agencies.
Area businesses and agencies will have booths set up to display their products and services. There will be food trucks serving a variety of taste treats for the expo attendees. Youth dance teams and cheer squads will make appearances to entertain those in attendance. There also will be appearances by area sport team mascots. And a bounce house will be set up for kids.
Rydell said he expects 80 to 100 businesses and agencies renting booths at the expo. Booth reservations can be made by going to the website at sbexpo.net.
Rydell said the is a $100 discount for booth rental for any member of an area chamber of commerce and there is a $50 discount on booth rental for any non-profit organization.
The expo normally is held in early March when weather conditions can be somewhat unpredictable. By scheduling it for late March, it is hoped that the weather will be less of an issue and expo crowds will be treated to some pleasant spring days.
There is no charge to enter the expo. Hours for the expo will be from 9 a.m.—4 p.m. March 26 and from 10 a.m.—3 p.m. March 27.
