The first edition of the Parkland Business Expo, under the management of Dauphin's Countryfest, is now in the books.

Rod Carberry says they averaged around 200-300 people per hour coming through the gates at the event.

Carberry adds that they have plenty of good notes of how they can improve the expo next year.

"There is some stuff that we need to do when it comes to the walking track and some of the craft tables.  We are definitely going to try and zero in on what happened, for attendance purposes from crafters, when it comes to the upper walking track and how we can build on that, and communicate with them some sort of agreement."

Carberry says plans for next year's Business Expo will begin immediately.

He adds the expo will also return to its traditional mid-April timeline next year.