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Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association
8565 SW Salish Ln Ste 120
Wilsonville, OR 97070
Phone: Phone: 503-682-4422
http://www.oregonrla.org
The Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association (ORLA) is the leading business association for the foodservice and lodging industry in Oregon. ORLA represents over 3,500 members, and advocates for over 9,000 foodservice locations and 2,500 lodging establishments in Oregon. The foodservice and lodging industry is responsible for 170,000 jobs bringing in over $6.9 billion in annual sales and generates 54% of the annual tourism dollars spent in Oregon. The mission of the ORLA is a not-for-profit trade organization at the forefront of restaurant and lodging associations across the nation. The Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association's mission is to advocate, protect, educate and promote the foodservice and lodging industry.
Pennsylvania Restaurant Association
100 State St
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: Phone: 717-232-4433
http://www.parestaurant.org
The mission of the Pennsylvania Restaurant Association is to represent, promote and educate our members for the improvement of the restaurant and foodservice industry in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Since 1937, the PRA has served to enhance and nurture the growth and development of Pennsylvania's restaurant and foodservice industry. For over 75 years, restaurateurs have looked to the PRA for solid information and advice, money saving programs, and networking opportunities with their peers in the industry.
Restaurant Association of Maryland
6301 Hillside Court
Columbia, MD 21046
Phone: Phone: 410-290-6800
http://www.marylandrestaurants.com
The Restaurant Association of Maryland is the state trade association operated for the purpose of promoting, protecting and improving the foodservice industry. The industry employs approximately 172,000 employees in Maine with about 9,000 establishments which ring up sales of about $8.6 billion and generates sales tax revenues of $521 million.
Rhode Island Hospitality Association
94 Sabra St
Cranston, RI 2910
Phone: Phone: 401-223-1120
http://www.rihospitality.org
As the official trade group of the foodservice, lodging, restaurant, and tourism industries, the mission of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association is to advocate for and to develop and provide programs, services, support and education to members of the hospitality industry. The Rhode Island Hospitality Association (RIHA) was formed in 1982 with the merger of the Rhode Island Restaurant Association and the Rhode Island Hotel Association. With over 600 foodservice and hospitality members in Rhode Island alone, the Rhode Island Hospitality Association has been the voice of the hospitality and foodservice industries in the state for the past twenty years.
South Carolina Hospitality Association
PO Box 7577
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: Phone: 803-765-9000
http://www.schospitality.org
While roots that date back to 1947, the South Carolina Hospitality Association was founded in 1993 when the South Carolina Hotel & Motel Association and the South Carolina Restaurant Association united under the common umbrella of the South Carolina Hospitality Association. SCHA is a statewide, non-partisan trade organization. Their mission is to promote, protect and educate the foodservice and lodging industries of the state and to ensure positive business growth for our members. HASC strives to represent the best interest of its members on small business issues, hospitality and tourism concerns and towards the protection of South Carolina's quality of life.
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