By the end of the week, they hope to have all of the exterior projects completed, meaning the rest of the work will take place behind closed doors in the United Center.
CHICAGO â With the RNC officially wrapped, all eyes turn to their Democratic counterpart in Chicago with the DNC now just 30 days away, and organizers showed their progress in transforming the United Center .'Everybody is riding past, looking. Some people let down their window and say what is going on in there? What are you guys building? There's a lot of interest,' said Glenn Charles, Jr., General Services Contractor and President/CEO of Show Strategy, Inc.
'The storm caused some major damage to some of the structures that we built, so for the last few days, we have been repairing and re-covering and assessing damage,' Charles said.From here, the progress may be a little less visible. By the end of the week, they hope to have all of the exterior projects completed, meaning the rest of the work will occur behind closed doors in the United Center.
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