Headquartered in Las Vegas, GES is a general contractor for the tradeshow industry in the United States and Canada with 35 offices serving major tradeshow markets.
In addition to Milwaukee, Badger has offices in Madison, Wis., and Chicago. The firm employs 150 people and has 170,000 square feet of office and warehouse space in Milwaukee, which is one of the top 40 tradeshow markets.
Founded in 1927 by Seeger's parents, the Badger group of companies includes Badger Exposition Services, a general contractor for tradeshows: Carles Carpet, a carpet cleaning service; Ideal Display, which handles special events; Badger Expo Freight, which provides freight handling for tradeshows; and American Expo, which serves as contractor for shows in Madison. All of these Badger companies are now part of GES. The company is a major subsidiary of The Dial Corp.