Postal workers convention coming to Cobo

A lot of mailmen and women will be in town. The postal workers convention will be swinging into town bringing 3,300 delegates and shooting several million dollars into the local economy.

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The convention will span five nights in August 2010 and bring 3,300 delegates to town, said Renee Monforton, spokeswoman for the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau.

With more than 15,000 hotel room nights to be booked for the convention, the event is expected to pump several million dollars into the local economy.

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