Charlotte Regional Partnership Investors Directory Charlotte Regional Partnershi p Investors Directory Please patronize the Charlotte Regional Partnership invest ors listed in this directory who are committed to creating and maintaining a str ong regional economy through supporting the CRP. Categories Advertising/Public R elations......... 3 Airline Service .............................. 4 Banking/Fin ancial/Accounting ..... 5 Communications ........................ 10 Constructio n .............................. 11 Consulting/Idea Facilitation ........ 13 Dea ler Representatives-Furniture 14 Distribution ................................ 1 4 Education ................................... 15 Employment Services.......... ........ 16 Engineering ................................ 18 Entertainment....... ...................... 20 Equipment.................................. 22 Event P lanning ........................... 23 Hotels................................... ...... 24 Information Technology .............. 26 Insurance ................... ................. 26 Law Firms................................... 27 Manufacturi ng ............................ 30 Media ....................................... .. 33 Charlotte Regional Partnership Chairman Steve Lu- quire, president of Luqu ire George Andrews, welcomed Real Estate/Commercial ............. 35 investors, partners and friends to the 2007 annual awards Real Estate/Residential.......... ..... 40 luncheon. Retail ......................................... 41 Transport ation ............................ 41 Utilities................................. ...... 42 Venture Capital ........................... 44 For information on beco ming a CRP investor, contact Clay Andrews, vice president of investor relations, [email protected] or 704-347-8026. 2 Charlotte Regional Partnership Inv estors Directory (April 2008) Advertising/Public Relations Agencies Adams Outdoo r Advertising, 1134 North Graham Street, Charlotte, NC 28206 www.adamsoutdoor.co m Elizabeth Flynn 704-373-1700 x228 [email protected] Adams Outdoor Advert ising is the fourth largest outdoor advertising company and the largest privatel y- held Outdoor company in the United States. The company’s mission statement is q uite simple: “To re- invent the medium known as Outdoor; to prove that Outdoor is more powerful than anyone has yet to imagine.” The Adams strategy is to focus its outdoor advertising operations in medium-sized markets where it is the leading p rovider of comprehensive Outdoor services. The company offers clients profession al account executives, local creative designers, state-of-the-art production fac ilities and dynamic business development staffs. Adams develops creative ideas a nd displays to advertise customers’ products or services, providing detailed local market research and exposure to potential advertising opportunities through Out door. Luquire George Andrews, 4201 Congress Street, Suite 400, Charlotte, NC 282 09 www.lgaadv.com 704-552-6565 Steve Luquire [email protected] Luquire George A ndrews was founded in 1984 and is now the largest advertising and public relatio ns agency in Charlotte. LGA offers a full range of services. Talking Points, 520 1 Addington Court, Charlotte, NC 28277 www.talkingpointsusa.com 704-841-7649 Sco tt Carlberg [email protected] Talking Points is a public affairs firm that helps organizations manage the communications and stakeholder issues they face now and in the future. Its analysis of key publics, careful crafting of messages and targeted, consistent communications delivery improves positioning of manage ment with important audiences or clients. Talking Points’ founder Scott Carlberg h as more than 30 years of work with CEOs and senior management. He focuses the “exe cutive positioning” of management for them to be among the “Most Admired” in their fie lds and drives corporate public affairs activities closer to their revenue line. Carlberg produces focused, consistent programming to hit corporate goals, enhan ce networks and build esteem. Charlotte Regional Partnership Investors Directory (April 2008) 3 Western Associates, Inc., 8019 Ardrey Kell Rd., Charlotte, NC 28 277 www.neatstuffU.com 704-814-4333 Steve or Sally Walker [email protected] or [email protected] For more than 50 years, we have provided specialty adve rtising products to our customers. We are rated among the top 1 percent of speci alty advertising distributors in the nation, providing access to thousands of ve ndors both nationally and internationally. Since 1994, we have been awarded the ASI’s Silver Roundtable award. With offices in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and North C arolina, we are able to provide superior service to our customers throughout the country. We are small enough to give you individual attention, but large enough to offer you quality service at competitive prices. Wheeler Communication Group , LLC, 920 Queens Rd., Charlotte NC 28207 www.wheelercommunicationgroup.com 704- 333-6881 Lynn Wheeler [email protected] Wheeler Communication Group, LLC is a strategic public relations and communications firm focusing on public relations , public affairs, lobbying and media training. Wheeler Communication Group, LLC is a resource for comprehensive information on the operations of local and state governments, civic institutions and major businesses. Airline Services Lufthans a German Airlines, 5501 Josh Birmingham Parkway, Box 18, Charlotte, NC 28208 www .lufthansa.com 704-359-1998 Johannes Fuchs [email protected] Lufthansa ranks upfront among leading airlines worldwide. Lufthansa flies to more than 100 Euro pean destinations from 16 US gateways, including Charlotte, from which Lufthansa provides non-stop service to Munich. On a local level, Lufthansa represents a t otal of nine employees in sales and airport operations. The North Carolina staff displays good corporate citizenship by embracing North Carolina communities in which there is an international focus that contributes to the better understandi ng of international issues. 4 Charlotte Regional Partnership Investors Directory (April 2008) US Airways, 525 N. Tryon St., Suite 1600, Charlotte, NC 28202 www. usairways.com 704-375-2176 Chuck Allen [email protected] US Airways operates its largest hub in Charlotte with more than 500 daily flights serving 120 non-st op destinations. These destinations include all major business centers on the Ea st Coast and in California as well as many in between. Internationally, US Airwa ys flies to 20 islands in the Caribbean, two cities in Canada, several in Mexico , Frankfurt and London. Banking/Financial/Accounting Bank of America Bank of Ame rica Plaza, 101 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001 www.bankofamerica.c om 704-388-9703 Katy Knox [email protected] Bank of America (NYSE: BAC ) is one of the world s largest financial institutions with a full range of bank ing, investing, asset management and other financial and risk-management product s and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving more than 55 million consumers and small businesses through more than 5 ,700 retail banking offices, over 17,000 ATMs and award- winning online banking. Bank of America is the No. 1 overall Small Business Administration lender in th e U.S. and the No. 1 SBA lender to minority-owned small businesses. The company serves clients in 175 countries and has relationships with 98 percent of the U.S . Fortune 500 companies and 80 percent of the Global Fortune 500. The Charlotte Regional Partnership celebrated cooperation at the 2007 annual awards luncheon w ith an unprecedented show of support from 800 regional leaders. Charlotte Region al Partnership Investors Directory (April 2008) 5 BB&T, 200 S. College Street, C harlotte, NC 28202 www.bbt.com 704-954-1040 C. Louis Moore [email protected] BB& T is a full service financial services institution. The company offers consumer products including mortgage, investments, deposits and loans. Commercial and cor porate services include loans, deposits, cash management, insurance, internation al and capital markets. Cherry Bekaert & Holland, LLP, 525 N. Tryon St., Suite 1 800, Charlotte, NC 28202 www.cbh.com 704-377-1678 Scott M. Moss [email protected] Fo r 60 years, Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. (CB&H) has provided high-quality f inancial and management services to a diverse and successful client base. CB&H s ets itself apart by delivering the extensive industry specialization and service opportunities of a national firm, but with the accessibility, service continuit y and level of personal relationship expected from a local business. Ranked 26th nationally among CPA firms, CB&H’s resource network stretches regionally across N orth Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Virginia, as well a s nationally and internationally through an alliance with Baker Tilly Internatio nal, a worldwide network of independent accounting firms. Deloitte & Touche LLP, 227 West Trade Street, Suite 1100, Carillon Building, Charlotte, NC 28202 www.d eloitte.com 704-887-1500 Irv Bisnov [email protected] Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, its member firms, and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is an organiza tion of worldwide member firms devoted to excellence in providing professional s ervices and advice through a global strategy executed locally in nearly 140 coun tries. With the intellectual capital of approximately