Terry Peters said he doesn’t like to gloat. Still, the senior director of technical and industry affairs for the Society of the Plastics Industry, said he’s proud of his recent negotiations with Hyatt Corporation. At issue was a May meeting in Indian Wells, Calif., for members of SPI’s fluoropolymers division, an event that in recent years drew between 130 to 150 attendees. But this year was different. Reviewing the numbers months in advance, Peters projected this year would be off 60 to 70 percent. A review of his hotel contract confirmed that SPI had room rental, food and beverage obligations to Hyatt for between $65,000 and $75,000, a range the group could never hit… Read More