I-X Center Sets Final Auto-Rama as Venue Ends Consumer Events This Month

Overview

• The 60th Car Parts Warehouse I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama on March 27–29 will be the venue’s final consumer event.
• All shows will end at the close of March, concluding a decades-long run that drew more than 50 million visitors.
• The city-owned property is leased to Industrial Realty Group and Industrial Commercial Properties, which are pursuing a long-term extension tied to securing a major job-creating tenant.
• Cleveland’s development chief said the city will not extend lease terms for a data center and noted talks with a Fortune 100 manufacturer for 250-plus jobs have tapered off.
• Trade-show organizers are relocating or scaling back operations, and a tax-sharing agreement with Brook Park until the building is razed limits incentives and complicates redevelopment.