Page 42 - Summer 2022 inLEAGUE with 46th National Conference Program

Three Star Sponsors

  

baKerhoStetLer, one of the nation’s largest law firms, has represented both for-profit and not-
for-profit clients in various tax credit transactions for many years. These transactions include
utilizing federal and state historic tax credits, sometimes combined with new markets tax credits,
along with other financing sources to significantly defray the net cost of historic rehabilitation
projects. With our 14 offices located throughout the country and from Coast to Coast, including
New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Washington DC, our lawyers are relied upon
for effective, practical judgment as well as technical advice in structuring tax credit deals.
We have had extensive involvement with many tax credit transactions involving the rehabilitation of historic
theatres and other significant properties helping to ensure that these important projects can obtain and
efficiently utilize the creative financing needed to enable them to succeed. www.bakerlaw.com

bLoomSburg carpet iNduStrieS is the last family owned carpet weaving manufacturer in
America. Nestled in the picturesque Susquehanna River Valley of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg
Carpet is the industry leader in American made woven carpet construction and styling.
Distinctly committed to the time-honored technique of carpet weaving, Bloomsburg Carpet’s
velvet, Wilton and Axminster carpet products are quality made, environmentally preferred,
and crafted by American carpet weavers. Bloomsburg Carpet is the product of choice
and historically appropriate for the restoration of America’s historic theatres. http://www.
bloomsburgcarpet.com; www.stuartjacksonllc.com

Founded in 1986, cuStom pLaSter provides decoration restoration services for historic buildings
as well as art and mural conservation. Our services include pre-construction and budget
planning, documentation, condition surveys and paint studies. We are experts in the replication
of architectural embellishments, plaster consolidation and reattachment and provide specialty
plaster finishes such as scagliola as well as decorative paint schemes. We are keenly focused
on quality craftsmanship and collaboration ensuring the outcome of every project is authentic
and beautiful. www.customplaster.net

Since 1980, gaLa SyStemS, a stage equipment company, is creating compact and versatile
theatre stage lifting devices. We specialize in orchestra lifts, theatre stage lifts, scenery lifts and
piano lifts for theatres, auditoriums, concert halls, casinos and multipurpose venues. In addition,
our products include seating risers, table lifts for multi-purpose configurations and self-guided
stage risers or orchestra podiums and chorus risers for concert stages. Gala lifts are often used to
renovate existing theatres that have no current orchestra pit lift or have an old lift that no longer
functions. We have replaced numerous hydraulic, screw jack and chain lifts. GALA’s products
and services have a proven quality that spans our nearly 40 years of experience using the Spiralift with more
than 1,750 projects completed in 65 countries and all over the United States. http://www.galasystems.com/

pLymouth SouNdiNgS, LLc (PSL) specializes in helping clients access Historic Tax Credits (HTCs)
and New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC’s) for qualifying construction financing. Typically, Tax Credit
Consultants focus on the acquisition of the Tax Credit Equity. However, a successful project that
maximizes Tax Credit potential, begins planning for Tax Credit financing at project inception.
Darlene (Dee) Smolik, President of PSL, personally guides the Client through the project
financing but also works with the Client to identify the project challenges, opportunities, and
solutions throughout the entire project process. Dee can address Historic Tax Credit spending
evaluations, accounting issues, cash flow challenges, entity structure, project tracking, reporting, operations
transition, and Wind Down. Dee’s first-hand knowledge on all these aspects, extensive experience, proven
results, and specialization with Historic Theatres make PSL unique in the industry. www.plymouthsoundings.com

PAGE 40 | INLEAGUE League of Historic American Theatres