Atlantic Coast Exposition Will Open Oct 8 Unhampered By Record South Carolina Floods

MYRTLE BEACH, SC -- Atlantic Coast Exposition show organizers said the 61st annual vending conference and trade show will open on Oct. 8, as scheduled, as the Carolinas grapple with historic rainfall and flooding that has killed at least nine people, shut down interstates and left thousands without power.

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"The hotel and routes into the property are currently open and the rain should be subsiding today and general conditions in the area are expected to quickly improve starting this evening," said ACE show director Beth Bowen. "Kingston Plantation has had no flooding or damage and is open for business. The weather looks to be near perfect for the remainder of the week -- warm and sunny!"

Parts of South Carolina were being told to expect as much as another three inches of rain before the storm moved offshore by the afternoon.