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10th HTC Location Now Open!
September 26,2008

HTC OFFICE AT TOWNE CENTRE NOW OPEN, GRAND OPENING EVENTS PLANNED

HTC is proud to announce the opening of its newest full service retail location to serve the fast growing Carolina Forest community. The new office located at Towne Centre at 3990 River Oaks Drive in Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 (Intersection of Carolina Forest Blvd. and River Oaks Drive) is now open and ready to serve customers.

In honor of the new store, HTC will hold an exciting week of offers and events Monday, September 22 through Saturday, September 27. Festivities will take place all week with free food, local entertainment, a gift for every customer, registration to win prizes, and product specials including free wireless phones, activations and unlimited calling plans. Residents have the entire week to register to win a tailgating gift package including a $250 gas card, tent, Coleman grill, Atlanta Braves jerseys, captain’s chairs, cooler, Pelican’s baseball tickets, CCU football tickets, memorabilia and much more.

Everyone is invited to join the grand opening main events on Friday, September 26 at 10:00 a.m. and Saturday, September 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:00 a.m. on Friday with the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce will kick off the day with refreshments, promotions, and gifts immediately following for all in attendance.



Towne Centre Ribbon Cutting, Sept. 26, 2008 - From left to right: Bridgette Johnson, Executive Vice President with the Conway Chamber of Commerce; Dennis Springs, Pegram Associates; Lori Holbert, Conway National Bank; Allen Hay, Hay Construction; Glenda Page, HTC Chief Executive-Human Resources; Tom Pegram, Pegram Associates; Theron Bellamy, HTC Board of Directors, Wampee/Little River District; Randall Goff, Hay Construction; Brent Groome, HTC Chief Executive-Customer Operations; Ken Summerall, HTC President, Conway District; Curley Huggins, HTC Chief Executive Officer; Mike Hagg, HTC Chief Operating Officer; Kevin Elliott, HTC Board of Directors, Floyds District

And, on Saturday, September 27, residents are invited to come and enjoy a FREE lunch, live entertainment by local musician, Ed Dennis, plus appearances from McGruff the crime dog and Splash the Myrtle Beach Pelican’s mascot.

The new office at Towne Centre marks the tenth full service retail location for HTC and will provide more convenience and accessibility to all HTC products and services desired by customers in the Carolina Forest area. The facility is a full-service source for telecommunications and entertainment services with everything from phone, digital cable and wireless, to NetRacer broadband internet. The facility features nearly 1,500 square feet of retail space, a drive thru, and a HTC Horizon wireless live bar with the latest wireless phones and PDA demonstrations. Businesses and residents are encouraged to visit the new location and see the clarity of high definition television, feel the sensations of a home theater system, experience the speed of HTC NetRacer in the internet demonstration area along with customer service conveniences of bill payment and Wi-Fi capability.

The office at Towne Centre also offers a Home Integration demonstration room, a feature not available at any other HTC retail location. Builders and developers will be able to use it as a model and send potential buyers to view demonstrations of all whole house audio components, surround sound, security systems and keypads, central vacuum, home intercom and structured wiring panels for package selection as well as hands on training.

“We are very excited about the opening of our tenth retail location for our service area. We hope residents and businesses will take advantage of the conveniences offered from having a full-service store in their neighborhood to provide the latest in telecommunications technology for home or office,” said Tom Vitt, HTC’s Director of Marketing. “Come join us for our grand opening and allow HTC to serve you as your total communications company.”

Residents will not want to miss the grand opening activities including giveaways and the chance to win various prizes. The store will have extended hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

For more information about the grand opening festivities of HTC’s newest store at Towne Centre, please visit www.htcinc.net or contact Lisa Beverly, Marketing Coordinator at 369-8714.

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