New National Group Delivers Gaming and Hospitality 'Environments'

FEBRUARY 28, 2002 --- CALGARY TORONTO WINNIPEG. NTA Group Development Consultants is pleased to announce the launch of a new one-of-a-kind national business venture, offering Clients access to the professional services of over 100 Resort / Hospitality / Entertainment project specialists.

The newly formed group will offer consulting services appropriate for early-stage project planning through to completion of built environments. Team members include specialists in every aspect of Resort / Hospitality / Entertainment projects, from Business Plan Development to First Nations projects, Hotel and Resort facility design, high-impact Casino themeing, and Hospitality-centered Interior Design.

NTA Group has been established by Calgary-based Poon McKenzie Architects, Winnipeg’s Number Ten Architectural Group and Mackay Wong Strategic Design of Toronto as a joint venture in addition to their on-going businesses. The firms’ shared Client base includes organizations such as Delta Resorts and Hotels, Westin Hotels, Manitoba Lotteries Corporation, Lake City Casinos, Hard Rock Café and Intracorp Developments Ltd.

"We are thrilled at the level of talent and expertise we have assembled within the NTA Group team," says NTA Group Founder, Terry Cristall. "To the best of my knowledge, no other group of professionals in Canada is better suited to delivering the highly memorable and highly marketable Resort / Hospitality / Gaming facilities in demand within today’s competitive Tourism marketplace."

NTA Group’s founders believe that success occurs when Client’s corporate needs drive project plans.

"We are in the business of creating marketplace leaders," explains NTA Group Co-Founder, Gordon Mackay. "We know our Hospitality and Gaming Clients need to set themselves apart from the competition in order to build consumer loyalty. NTA Group provides Clients with the opportunity to do that by delivering well planned, dynamically themed environments."

NTA Group has now opened offices in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Ontario.