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ArtsReady                                              BakerHostetler


        Contact: Jessyca Holland, Director, Organization       Contact: Alexander Szilvas, Partner
        & Community Initiatives                                Key Tower, 127 Public Square, Suite 2000, Cleveland,
        c/o South Arts, 1800 Peachtree Street, Suite 808,      OH 44114-1214
        Atlanta, GA 30309                                      aszilvas@bakerlaw.com / (216) 861-7883
        jholland@Southarts.org / (803) 603-4439                https://www.bakerlaw.com/
        https://www.southarts.org/programs/artsready-and-
        emergency-preparedness                                 Company Description: BakerHostetler, one of
                                                               the nation’s largest law firms, has represented
        Company Description: As steward of an historic         both for-profit and not-for-profit clients in various
        theatre, you’re diligent about protecting              tax credit transactions for many years. These
        its structure and spirit. But, are other critical      transactions include utilizing federal and state
        elements of your operations protected by a             historic tax credits, sometimes combined with
        plan? dPlan|ArtsReady, an online emergency             new markets tax credits, along with other
        preparedness service by and for arts/cultural          financing sources to significantly defray the
        nonprofits, provides arts organizations with           net cost of historic rehabilitation projects. We
        customized business continuity plans for post-         have had extensive involvement with many tax
        crisis sustainability. dPlan|ArtsReady helps you       credit transactions involving the rehabilitation of
        assess your readiness level for communications,        historic theatres and other significant properties
        personnel, IT, finances, and performances, as          helping to ensure that these important projects
        well as your facility, then guides you through         can obtain and efficiently utilize the creative
        developing your customized plan. You get               financing needed to enable them to succeed.
        access to a national library of Guides and             With our 17 offices located throughout the
        Resources, Member e-newsletters with tips and          country and from Coast to Coast, our lawyers
        stories, and our help at any point in your planning  are relied upon nationwide for effective,
        process.                                               practical judgment, guidance, and counsel as
                                                               well as technical advice in structuring tax credit
        AudienceView                                           financing arrangements to help project sponsors
                                                               achieve their objectives anywhere in the United
        Contact: Casey Thomas, Public Relations                States.
        Specialist
        200 Wellington Street West, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON     Bay City Cargo
        M5C 3C7 Canada
        casey.thomas@audienceview.com / (416) 687-2000         Contact: Mike Hurley, Owner
        https://www.audienceview.com/                          171 High Street, Suite 2, Belfast, ME 04915

        Company Description: Combining innovative              mike@pilut.com / (207) 338-1975; (207) 323-0881
        technology with individualized client support,         http://www.baycitycargo.com/
        AudienceView has been leading the way in               Company Description: Bay City Cargo: the
        event ticketing and e-commerce solutions               authority on VINTAGE theatre marquee sign
        for over 20 years. Our global team stands              letters: a stocking dealer and collector of
        behind our mission to transform how events             VINTAGE Wagner and Gemini slotted B and Snap
        are discovered, attended, and remembered,              Lok marquee sign letters serving theatres and film
        with over 80% of our client-facing team having         makers. We ALSO stock Adler Silhouette in metal
        previous experience at a live event organization       and plastic, numbers, words, punctuation, and
        or venue. Our solutions drive efficient, integrated    much more. We saw the end of manufacturing
        operations for more than 2,000 organizations           coming and prepared. We buy used letters, sell
        across 12 countries and transact over $5M in           new and used letters, and rent letters for film and
        ticket sales and $1M in donations each day.            TV projects. We don’t just love movie theatres:
        Our products, services and partnerships help           we owned TWO. The Temple Theatre in Houlton,
        you produce great events with technology that          Maine and our beloved Colonial Theatre in
        keeps your customers coming back to your               Belfast, Maine where metal  Adler letters still
        events, all through your brand.                        hang! We love to talk to theatre managers about
                                                               their marquees.


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