The Business Expo has always offered great speakers, networking opportunities, and outstanding exhibitors... but this year the Expo put Fort Wayne business competition in a whole new arena.

With the help of One Eleven Design, the 2002 Expo featured an office hockey tournament, where sixteen area businesses faced-off in a single elimination office hockey tournament that ended in a championship game. The twist? All players were seated in Herman Miller Aeron® chairs!

From these chairs, teams competed on a custom-designed indoor rink complete with goalies, a penalty box, and more. Games took place in the expo hall throughout the day as players competed to take home their own Aeron® chairs, retail valued at over $1,000 each.

Watch a movie of the action! (2.4 Mg)

The event added excitement and a new twist to traditional business competition, and brought a victory (and 5 Herman Miller chairs!) to the top team: Northeast REMC. Five other chairs were awarded in special categories: including CEO shootout, exhibitor shootout, best team spirit, and more!

The event was an outstanding – and record-breaking – success, with attendance that was over 3,000 in just one day. In addition, the event was clearly the highlight of the Expo, drawing enthusiastic crowds and competitive teams all day. The event concluded with games between the Mayor’s Office and Chamber Staff, and a face-off between the winning team and the Fort Wayne Komets!

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