GKHA Monthly Lunch October 7, 2021

6200 Papermill Drive,Knoxville TN 37919

07 October, 2021

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COME JOIN US FOR GKHA LUNCH & LEARN COME JOIN US FOR LUNCH Location: Hilton Garden Inn Papermill, 6200 Papermill Drive, Knoxville Date:   Thursday, October 7, 2021 Time:   Registration 11:15 am . Lunch 11:40 am . Program Noon Program:  Proposed Sports & Entertainment Stadium near the Old City/East Knoxville Alvin J. Nance, Chair of Sports Authority CEO of LHP Development, formerly the longtime Executive Director and CEO of Knoxville’s Community Development Corp., and the former Vice Chairman of the Tennessee Housing Development Agency.   The Sports Authority Board is a joint board of the City of Knoxville and Knox County. The Board was created for the purpose of planning, financing, constructing and managing a publicly-owned sports and entertainment stadium in East Knoxville, near the Old City. Doug Kirchhofer, CEO of Boyd Sports in Tennessee Kirchhofer, who serves as CEO of Boyd Sports in Tennessee, is a Class of 2007 graduate of Leadership Knoxville and has made East Tennessee his permanent home since 1981 despite sometimes working in other locations, because of his love for the region. PRE-PAY / PRE-REGISTER - NO WALK-INs PLEASE - GKHA members $15+ Register your attendance:   https://gkha-october7-2021.eventbrite.com Be sure to bring your business cards and $$ for door prizes to support the GKHA Hospitality Student Education Scholarship Fund. About the venue: Hilton Garden Inn Papermill is located in the Bearden area of Knoxville and features the Garden Grille Bar & Restaurant.  The 140 room hotel provides modern comfort and floor-to-ceiling windows with panoramic views from their high vantage point off Papermill Drive.  All rooms include a mini-refrigerator, Keurig coffeemaker, HDTV with premium channels and much more.  The rooms are designed with comfort and ergonomics in mind with Serta bedding, an ergonomic task chair and desk and complimentary WIFI.  The Terrace Lounge has an outdoor fireplace and modern seating for entertaining and dining.  There is 2,100 square feet of sunlit, flexible meeting space.   Sponsors:   Visit Knoxville; M & M Productions USA; Colby's Photography; Slamdot The stadium is being designed to be a multi-use facility, which would be open for up to 200 events a year, including about 60 Smokies baseball games. It would also be home to One Knoxville, the city’s new United Soccer League pro club. ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY Greater Knoxville Hospitality Association (GKHA) is a not for profit membership organization for hotels/lodging, restaurants, venues, attractions, service and suppliers of the hospitalty/tourism industry - dedicated to enhance the economic, legislative and social interest of its members throughout the Greater Knoxville area. Phone:  865-342-9133  .  Fax:  865-947-9888 Email:  [email protected]