Clark Public Utilities Home & Garden Idea Fair picks Blue Ocean Events of Portland, Oregon

Clark Public Utilities has selected Blue Ocean Events of Portland, Oregon to assist with production of the 20^th annual Home & Garden Idea Fair. The event will be held April 29-May 1 at the Clark County Event Center at the fairgrounds. This is the first time the utility has partnered with an outside firm for managing the event. Blue Ocean Events is best known for producing the largest sustainable lifestyle event in the Northwest - the Better Living Home and Garden Show.

Heather Allmain, the utility’s coordinator for the show, said Blue Ocean Events will manage commercial exhibitor activities. “The Blue Ocean Events staff bring more than three decades of consumer show experience and a commitment to customer service that fits perfectly with the unique qualities of the Home & Garden Idea Fair.”

The Home & Garden Idea Fair has become a spring tradition in Clark County and for good reason: Event attendees have access to nearly 300 home and garden-related exhibitors to inspire their next home improvement project. The Energy Smart Home display features the latest in energy efficient home products and earth-friendly building materials. Full-scale landscape gardens designed and installed by local landscape professionals feature the latest trends in outdoor living. Nearly 60 regional plant nurseries stock their shelves with the best selection of flowers, vegetables, trees and shrubs all available under one roof.

Michel O’Loughlin, co-founder of Blue Ocean Events, said they chose to partner with Clark Public Utilities to help with the Home & Garden Idea Fair “because it is a perfect fit with our company’s philosophy – a free show done as a service to the community with hundreds of home and garden related companies providing information and a lot of education on energy and the environment.”

Allmain said the Home & Garden Idea Fair is successful event because it features only top quality commercial exhibitors with products and services that are directly related to home building; home improvement and remodeling; interior design and decorating; home accents; yard and garden products; and landscaping. If you are interested in becoming as exhibitor at the 2011 Home & Garden Idea Fair, call 360-992-3223 for more information.

About Clark Public Utilities

Clark Public Utilities is a customer-owned public utility district that provides electric service to more than 183,000 customers throughout Clark County. The utility also provides water service to about 30,000 homes and businesses in the Hazel Dell, Salmon Creek, Lakeshore, Hockinson, Brush Prairie, La Center, Meadow Glade, Amboy and Yacolt areas.

Clark Public Utilities was ranked highest in customer satisfaction among midsize utilities in the west by J.D. Power and Associates in 2008, 2009 and 2010.