Plainfield, IL (February 23, 2023) – At the CABDA Midwest Expo Awards Ceremony February 7, Jim Kersten, CABDA Show Director presented a special award to 66-year industry veteran and founding partner of Human Powered Relations, Jay Townley for Dedication to Improving the Bicycle Industry!
In presenting the award Kersten said: “CABDA doesn’t give out special awards often, but in this case Jay Townley has been a supporter of our Expo’s from the beginning, and he has written articles and conducted webinars for the NBDA and made presentations at CABDA Expos, including for our education sessions today and will be making a presentation at our East Coast Expo March 7 and 8 at the Meadowlands in New Jersey.
In accepting the award Townley said “I am surprised and honored. Being in the bicycle business as long as I have I no longer expect awards, but when there is recognition like this for continuing to do the best I can for this business I am very grateful, and my thanks to Jim Kersten the whole CABDA family and crew!
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CABDA (which originally stood for Chicago Area Bicycle Dealers Association) was relaunched in 2015 and has grown from a small, local event into North America's preeminent gathering of bicycle industry professionals, and now includes three annual trade shows: CABDA West took place January 10 & 11 outside of Los Angeles; CABDA Midwest took place February 8 & 9 in the Chicagoland Area; CABDA East takes place March 8 & 9 in the New York City Metro Area. CABDA is a trade-only event and not open to the public. www.cabda.com