HTA Welcomes New Members

Corporate Partners

3H Group Hotels (TownePlace Suites Arrowood, Fairfield Inn & Suites Arrowood) - 7805 Forest Point Blvd., Charlotte, 28217. 3H Group Hotels, located in Chattagnooga, TN, is a premier developer and management company of hotels. They own and manage the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott and the TownePlace Suites by Marriott located off of I-77 and Arrowood Road. Centrally located, perfect for business or leisure travel. For more information please contact Akshay Hira @ (704) 227-2000 or email ahira@3hgrouphotels.com

Advanced Green Technologies - 2100 NW 21st Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311. Advanced Green Technologies (AGT) is an innovative solar technology company. AGT provides a complete spectrum of sustainable building integrated solutions and residential applications. AGT is headquarterd in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with branch offices in Wilmington and Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information please contact Richard Milanese @ (954) 735-2641 ext. 1612 or email richardm@agt.com

Ameritrust Mortgage - 15009 Lancaster Highway, Charlotte, 28277. Ameritrust Mortgage Banker is a nationally recognized residential mortgage company, offering services in NC, SC, FL, GA, VA, AL and TN. With over 100 years of combined experience, Ameritrust offers innovative products and superior customer service, with quick response, accuracy and speed in closing mortgage loans. For more information, please contact John Owens at 704-909-5554 or email johno@ameritrust.com

Costco Wholesale - 500 Tyvola Road, Charlotte, 28217; 2125 Matthews Township Parkway, Matthews, 28105. Our warehouses and our website costco.com, offer an array of the highest quality products available from around the world. We are confident in the quality and value of our products and we stand behind them with our guarantee of satisfaction. There are two convenient locations to serve you. For more information, please contact Sonetra Stinson @ 704-501-2440 (w359mbr@costco.com) or Melinda Miranda @ 704321-7471 (w367mbr@costco.com).

Dessert Specialists - 938 Reigate Road, Charlotte, 28262. Dessert Specialists is Charlotte's premier specialty dessert company. Our hand crafted confections are guaranteed to exceed your expectations with every bite. Our cookies, specialty cakes and chocolates erupt with flavor as they melt in your mouth. For more information please contact Sadruddin Abdullah @ (704) 2877430 or email sugarrmann@gmail.com

Kellogg Kimsey, Inc. - 6077 Clark Center Avenue, Sarasota, FL, 34238. Kellogg & Kimsey, Inc. is a dynamic general contracting firm building in Charlotte and other southeastern cities and specializes primarily in hospitality,retail, restaurant, and mixed use projects. A consistent high level of performance in pre-construction and construction services has resulted in extraordinary client loyalty. Historically, over 92% of the company's work has been with repeat clients. Hospitality experience includes brands such as Marriott, Hilton, Starwood, IHG, and others. Kellogg & Kimsey is currently constructing the Hotel Sierra in downtown Charlotte. Many of the nation's leading big box retailers and restaurants also count Kellogg & Kimsey as one of their "go to" contractors for ground up and renovation projects. Please visit www.kelloggkimsey.com for more information. You may also contact Brent Bobo @ (941) 927-7700 or email bbobo@kelloggkimsey.com

Lodgeworks -Hotel Sierra Charlotte - Opening Winter 2010. A contemporary twist to the traditional suite experience, Hotel Sierra aims to satisfy the aspirational mindset of its clientele by blending unexpected touches of luxury with an authentically comfortable lifestyle. Spacious suites feature modern kitchens, flat panel TVs and waffle terry bathrobes. Complimentary details include breakfast with made-to-order omelettes, Starbucks coffee, Wi-Fi throughout, fitness center, business center and USA Today delivered daily. For more information please contact Mike Daood @ mike.daood@lodgeworks.com or check out our website www.lodgeworks.com

Romano's Macaroni Grill - 2 locations in the Charlotte area
UNCC, 8620 Research Dr., Charlotte, 28262, GM – Aaron C. Sheets, 704-595-9696
Promenade, 10706 Providence Rd., Charlotte, 28277, GM – Gregg Bibik, 704-841-2511
“Fresh, Simple, Authentic – In everything we do”
Our new Italian Mediterranean menu at Romano’s Macaroni Grill features succulent skewered spiedini’s, Mediterranean olives, and hand crafted imported pasta’s. Our wine list features premium Italian varietals to accompany your meal and decadent desserts to finish your experience. Dine in or curbside to go at either of our 2 Charlotte locations. Please visit us at http://www.macaronigrill.com.

NASCAR – 550 S. Caldwell Street, Charlotte, 28202. NASCAR is the sanctioning body for one of North America’s premier sports consisting of three national series (NASCAR Spring Cup, Nationwide & Camping World Truck) for regional, one local grassroots and two international series. NASCAR sanctions more than 1200 races at 100 tracks in more than 30 US States, Canada and Mexico. For more information please contact Blake Davidson @ (704) 348-9665 or email bdavidson@nascar.com

Corporate Sponsors

Choate Construction Company - 2907 Providence Road, Ste 400, Charlotte, 28211. For more information please contact Scott Harris @ (704) 409-2015 or email sharris@choateco.com

Clark Nexsen Architecture & Engineering – 1523 Elizabeth Avenue, Ste 300, Charlotte, 28204. Clark Nexsen is a full-service architecture, engineering, interior design, planning, and landscape architecture firm with 89 years of experience providing design services for private and public clients. Clark Nexsen works to shape the future worldwide and its focus remains constant: extraordinary effort to make projects work for their clients. For more information please contact Janet Brooks @ (704) 377-8800 or email jbrooks@clarknexsen.com.

Hendrix Business Systems, Inc. - 2040-A Independence Commerce Drive, Matthews, 28105. Hendrix Business Systems Has been serving the Greater Charlotte area for over 30 years. As an authorized CANON Dealer, we provide document solutions for a variety of businesses throughout the Southeast region. In today's fast paced environment, we understand speed is essential. That's why Hendrix Business Systems provides faster sales & service response than our competitors. Our mission is to be a market leader by consistently exceeding our customer's expectations through our integrity, innovation and client satisfaction. We are committed to provide state-of-the-art solutions in document management & document distribution technologies. We will communicate with and learn from our customers, in order to improve our services. Hendrix will always be able to assist our customers with their "COPY * PRINT * SCAN * SEND" needs. For more information, please contact Roger Hendrix @ (704) 574-4800 or email rhendrix@hendrixbusiness.com or email Lonnie Gordon lonnie@hendrixbusiness.com

Nexsen Pruet, PLLC - 201 S. Tryon Street, Suite 1200, Charlotte, 28202. Nexsen Pruet is a business law firm with more than 170 attorneys and 8 offices across the Carolinas. Our Hospitality Law Group is experienced in federal, state and local regulations including those related to alcohol. We provide guidance on issues such as licensing, taxation, and distribution of wine, beer and spirits. For more information, please contact Heather McCullough @ (704) 339-0304 or email hmccullough@nexsenpruet.com

RBA Group Architects + Interiors – 1414-A South Tryon Street, Charlotte, 28203. RBA Group thrives on sharing our extensive hotel design experience to the hospitality community. Our expertise ranges from resort/lodge properties to infill hotel properties to prototype brand properties to PIP’s. This broad experience keeps our team of designers heavily involved in the hotel market throughout the southeast. For more information please contact Chris Byers @ (704) 344-9098 ext. 103 or visit our website at www.therbagroup.com.

Shiel Sexton Company, Inc. - 9800-G Southern Pine Blvd., Charlotte, 28273. Shiel Sexton is a national general contracting and construction management firm with significant experience in hospitality, retail and entertainment. Shiel Sexton's clients include Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Charlotte Convention Center, Indiana Convention Center, and a variety of entertainment and retail operators. Shiel Sexton's Charlotte office serves all of the Carolinas and southeast United States. For more information, please contact Ben Wilhelm at 704-679-4050 or bwilhelm@shielsexton.com

Regular Members

American Eastern - 3820 Miriam Drive, Charlotte, 28205. American Eastern was established in 1988 and specializes in all types of commercial general contracting. We hold contracts or are approved vendors for Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Kellogg's, Dollar Tree, Lance & Hines to name a few. We are proud to be certified by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council. Our company prides itself on maintaining high ethics & professional standards and we are proud to call Charlotte home. For more information please contact Renea Mathews @ (704) 342-1968 or visit our website www.americaneastern.net

Captivate Promotions - PO Box 1707, Huntersville, 28070. For more information please contact Debbie Bradley @ (704) 968-1624 or email debbieb@mindspring.com or visit our website www.captivatepromotions.com

Carolina Cooks Restaurant Equipment - 3915 Glenwood Drive, Suite A-7, Charlotte, 28208. We are a full service restaurant equipment dealer, offering both used and new equipment, restaurant furniture and smallwares. We have a large facility filled with used and new products. We are members of the Excell Foodservice Dealer Network and can offer highly competitive pricing on most major brands of restaurant equipment and supplies. For more information please contact Chip Cook @ (704) 393-7430 or email chip@carolinacooksequipment.com

Clearstream - 8927 JM Keynes Drive, Ste 380, Charlotte, 28262. For more information please contact Mike Hallett @ (704) 547-1223 or email mhallett@thinkclearstream.com

Emory Construction - 3230 Prosperity Church Road, #203, Charlotte, 28269. Emory Construction is a full service general contractor which specializes in providing construction services to the restaurant and hotel industries, as well as the religious and non-profit sectors. In addition to typical construction services, we can provide other building delivery methods including design / build and construction management. For more information, please contact David Piggot at 704-688-0510 or email dpiggot@emoryconstruction.com

Hampton Inn Uptown - 530 East Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Charlotte, 28202. For more information please contact Kiesha Lightner @ (704) 373-0917 or email kiesha.lightner@hilton.com or visit our website www.charlotteuptown.hamptoninn.com

Hilton Garden Inn Charlotte North - 9315 Statesville Road, Charlotte, 28269. Hilton Garden Inn Charlotte North is easily accessible from I-77 exit 18 near Northlake Mall. Hotel features include: complimentary 24-hour business center and fitness center, complimentary wired and wireless high speed internet, indoor/outdoor heated pool, great American Grill restaurant and 2100 square feet of divisible meeting space. For more information, please contact Jamie Dudley at 704-597-7655 or visit our website www.charlottenorth.hgi.com

Hospitality Education Services - 9716-B Rea Road, #128, Charlotte, 28277. Hospitality Education Services is the largest and most respected food safety training and certification company in NC. Let HES help you Raise-the-GrAde with ServSafe by attending one of their regularly scheduled certification classes held in a variety of locations throughout the Charlotte metro area or contact them to schedule a private training class! Their classes are guaranteed which means they meet the NC requirements to obtain the 2 point bonus on each health inspection, they do not cancel classes, and if a student does not pass the exam, the student can attend class and retest at no additional charge! For more information, please contact Sandy Hulbert at 704-574-8112 or visit our website www.raise-the-grade.com

Premier Hospitality Services, Inc. - 6050 Tyvola Glen Circle, Charlotte, 28217. Premier Hospitality Services was established in 1994 by Doug Allen, CEC. A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America and an American Culinary Federation (ACF) Certified Executive Chef, Doug's experience in the foodservice and hospitality industry spans over twenty five years. His foodservice and consulting experience with some of the country's largest food distributors, manufacturers, brokers and restaurants combined with polished presentation and people skills have made him uniquely qualified to develop, demonstrate and promote product and culinary trends, as well as customize, reengineer and implement operations programs...consistently meeting the customer's / clients objectives and expectations. For more information, please contact Doug Allen at 704-905-6196 or email dougallenphs@gmail.com.

Queens University of Charlotte - 1900 Selwyn Avenue, Charlotte, 28274. Queens University of Charlotte is a comprehensive university serving over 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students. In addition, Queens offers a variety of meeting and event space in the Myers Park and South Park areas. For more information, please visit www.queens.edu/facilites. or you may contact Amanda Taylor @ 704-337-2466 or taylora@queens.edu

Residence Inn Charlotte South - 5816 Westpark Drive, Charlotte, 28217. The Residence Inn South specializes in accommodating families, relocations, special projects, trainings and contractors. Our spacious hotel suites come standard with a full kitchen, living area, FREE wireless Internet access and more. Enjoy Mon-Wed evening socials featuring a complimentary light dinner and cocktails. For more information, visit us at www.marriott.com/CLTEP or contact Tina Crossland at 704-319-3571.

Simile Imaging Solutions, Inc. - 3400 International Airport Drive, Suite 900, Charlotte, 28208. Simile Imaging Solutions is an office equipment and managed print services provider headquartered in Charlotte. Simile represents Kyocera, Sharp & Muratec products, service and supplies. Mark Gasior is the Founder and President of the company. In the last eight years, Gasior's unsurpassed commitment to customer satisfaction has built his company's reputation as one of the leaders in the office equipment industry. Simile's progressive business strategies incorporating managed print services, green initiatives and prioritizing "service after the sale" is pioneering the company's transition to market-driven service. For more information, please contact Mark Gasior at 704-423-0100 or email mgasior@simileimaging.com.

WhatsWaterIce of the Carolinas - 6626 Courtland Street, Indian Trail, 28079. WaterIce is a water-based,non-dairy, fat & cholestrol free, frozen delicacy of many flavors, all with a rich, creamy smooth texture that is often mistaken for ice cream or sherbert. When seeking a new, unique and well received addition for your business and social functions, or product waterice fits the category.
NO NEED TO GUESS - WE HAVE THE BEST!
For more information, please visit www.whatswaterice.com. or you may contact Eric or Debra Brooks @ 704-893-0873.

Wingate by Wyndham I-77 @ Tyvola - 9018 Elrose Place, Charlotte, 28277. The Wingate by Wyndham I-77 @ Tyvola offers southern hospitality with world class service. Our upper mid-scale hotel is here to meet your needs with three meeting rooms and luxury hotel accommodations to include our oversize rooms and suites. Every morning we offer a complimentary full hot breakfast buffet. For more information, please contact Todd Blanton at 704-523-3366 or email charlottewingate77@charlottewingate.com.