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2012 Convention Host Committee Announces Premier Sponsor, Companies
Contracted for the Media Welcome Event
Charlotte, N.C. –Today
at the North Carolina Music Factory, the Charlotte in 2012 Convention
Host Committee announced the premier sponsor, logistics manager,
entertainment management team, catering
company, audio visual services team, and rental company for Charlotte
in 2012’s Media Welcome Event. The event will be held on September 1
and will serve as the official welcome to the City of Charlotte for the
members of the media coming from across the United States and around
the world.
Time
Warner Cable was announced as the event’s premier sponsor. The
telecommunication company employs more than 5,000 North
Carolinians in
Charlotte at its second-largest corporate campus and has 1.7
million
customers in the state.
“We
are proud to partner with Time Warner Cable as the premier sponsor of
this event,” said Dr. Dan Murrey, Charlotte in 2012 Executive Director.
“This partnership ensures that we will make the most of this incredible
opportunity – an international media spotlight brought by the very
people we will be welcoming here at the Music Factory.”
Media
credentialed to cover the 2012 Democratic National Convention will be
invited to the Media Welcome Event at the NC Music Factory. This venue
was selected both for its capacity and for its story that is
illustrative of the spirit of Charlotte. Father and son Rick and Noah
Lazes recognized an opportunity to transform an aging, unused textile
mill into a 37-acre entertainment district on the edge of Uptown
Charlotte. The NC Music Factory offers 14 world-class venues, from
upscale dining, to comedy clubs, concert venues, intimate bars, and
outdoor courtyards.
The
Media Welcome Event will demonstrate how Charlotte takes a modern
approach to its rich history and entertain the media with a variety of
local and national performers.
Charlotte
in 2012 and the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) adopted
a diversity contracting policy for the 2012 Democratic National
Convention. The policy states that the organizations have a goal of
spending at least one-third of its funding on contracts and projects
with Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs), Women Business Enterprises
(WBEs), Disability-Owned Businesses, LGBT-Owned Businesses, and
Veteran-Owned Businesses. Seven out of the ten selected partners are
diverse: four of the selected partners qualify as MBEs and three
qualify as WBEs.
All
of the companies assembled to put together the Media Welcome Event are
local and were registered in the vendor directory launched nearly one
year ago by Charlotte in 2012. Their ties to the region will give
convention visitors a flavor of Charlotte’s local businesses.
“These
companies represent the high-quality, diverse business culture that is
the base of our city’s economy. We look forward to partnering with them
to create an event that is memorable and helps us set the stage for
this historic convention,” said Mary Tribble, Charlotte in 2012 Deputy
Executive Director of Hospitality and Events.
The following firms were awarded contracts for the Media Welcome Event:
Logistics
Manager
JHE Production Group: This 25-year-old
company
is
based in Harrisburg, NC and has received recognition for
excellence in special event planning thanks to its proven record in
strategic event planning, presentation, and execution of large-scale
special events.
Entertainment Team
Blumenthal Performing Arts: This
important
community
partner is centered in Uptown Charlotte and home to
outstanding arts organizations such as the Charlotte Symphony,
Community School of the Arts, and the North Carolina Dance Theatre.
Blumenthal Performing Arts is donating their time and service for this
project.
Imagine Music Group: Tina
Gibson, a lifelong Charlottean, formed this small, local business in
1998. The company specializes in providing professional live
entertainment for any function or venue.
Key Signature: Brandon
Crumpton founded this Charlotte company three years ago. Prior to
starting Key Signature, Brandon worked in the entertainment and events
industry for 15 years. The company has annually programmed music for
the large-scale event Matthews Alive for the last four years.
Catering Company
Something Classic: Something
Classic
has
been one of the top companies in the food industry in the
region since 1989. They encompass full-service event styling and
catering, three sandwich boutiques, one children’s café, two
farm-to-table restaurants, and have established their own green action
program called The Green Goddess Alliance.
Audio Visual Services Team
Total Event Production: The
Charlotte-based
company
is one of the largest in the region
specializing in high-quality event design, management, and production
support. They use cutting-edge technology and equipment along with a
talented team of event experts.
Rutherford Media: Steve
Rutherford started Rutherford Media, a certified small business, in
2003 in the basement of his home producing documentary films. Nine
years later, the company has grown to be a full service digital signage
and audio video production company in Charlotte.
Advanced Media Network: The
company
has
been providing audio visual production services to the
Charlotte area for four years. This Minority Business Enterprise
has
already been a welcome addition to the mid-Atlantic event industry and
continues to grow.
Cecil & Company: Based
in Shelby, N.C., Cecil & Company is a small, minority-owned
business owned by Cecil Partlow. Cecil & Company offers DJ and
emcee services and has been a part of various Charlotte events for the
last 20 years.
Rental Company
Party Reflections:
The company is a woman-owned, family run company that has served both
North and South Carolina since 1958. Their extensive inventory allows
them to provide quality equipment at reasonable prices with a great
personal attention to detail.
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The
Charlotte in 2012 Convention Host Committee is
a
non-profit,
non-partisan organization established by the city of
Charlotte to fulfill obligations of the master contract with the
Democratic National Convention Committee. In addition to those
obligations, Charlotte in 2012 works to engage the citizens of
Charlotte and the Carolinas through business and civic opportunities,
ensure that the Convention leaves a positive lasting legacy, and tell
Charlotte and the region's story to the nation and the world. For more
information, visit us online at
www.charlottein2012.com.
WASHINGTON, June
5,
2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Former Presidential
Candidate Gary Bauer congratulated Governor Scott
Walker for his win in Wisconsin's
recall
election, calling it "another sign that taxpayers will award
office holders ready to do the hard work of reigning in out-of-control
government spending."
Bauer, the chairman of the Campaign for Working Families, made
the following statement:
"I congratulate Governor Scott Walker
for his hard-fought victory tonight, and most especially for having the
courage of his convictions to fight the good fight. But the victory in Wisconsin is not Scott
Walker's alone. It is a victory for the hard-working
taxpayers of Wisconsin, who foot the
bill year after year. It is a victory for common sense over
powerful special interests. It is a victory that taxpayers in
every state can celebrate. It is a victory, yes, even for some
union members.
"Since Gov. Walker's reforms were enacted, tens of thousands of
state employees have opted to keep more of the money they earn rather
than let the public employees union siphon off their hard-earned
dollars. In other words, once given the choice, more than half of
the public employees union's members decided that they didn't need the
union. These reforms will pay real dividends for the taxpayers of
Wisconsin. They are the real winners tonight.
"The recall election is a sign of good things to come. The
power of the Big Labor bosses has finally been checked, not just in Wisconsin, but also in scores of other
states across the country. More governors, legislators and
taxpayers will be inspired to stand up against the liberal labor unions
and do what is truly in the best interests of their communities. Wisconsin's 10 Electoral College votes are
now in play, and the anti-tax, small government movement that swept the
country in 2010 is about to sweep Barack Obama
out of office in 154 days!"
Source: PR Newswire (http://s.tt/1drYR)