CINCINNATI, OH — The American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) is taking its annual convention back to the Midwest. Fresh off its 78th Annual Meeting & Convention in Orlando, the association has confirmed that next year's gathering will run September 27 – October 1, 2027, at the Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Hotel, marking a return to Ohio after
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