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There’s nothing more important these days than finding smart, sustainable ways to save money without sacrificing quality or service. With 35 percent of small businesses citing energy as a major operating expense, natural gas provides a solution that can help save money and energy — while improving quality, service and reliability. Natural gas is a true win-win for businesses big and small — especially those in the restaurant and lodging industries. That’s because adding natural gas to your energy mix is a cost-effective, energy-efficient way to meet water heating, cooking, drying and other operational needs. Plus, you can save thousands in natural gas equipment rebates right now. Check with your natural gas provider for more information.

More hot water, less energy Natural gas water heaters can easily handle high loads while using less energy. What does this mean for your business? It means more hot water in less time. And because it uses less energy, it also means lower utility bills.

In fact, today’s natural gas tank water heaters have new features like superior insulation, efficient design and precise temperature controls that consume one-third less energy than they did just a few years ago. And they work even if there’s a power outage.

Or you can opt for a tankless and get endless hot water on demand with added efficiency that saves even more energy. In fact, these are the additional benefits: • Endless supply of hot water • No more storing unneeded hot water • Life expectancy of more than 20 years • Space saving over tank style

Cut your kitchen’s operating costs You already know professional chefs prefer natural gas for all their cooking, frying and baking needs, thanks to perks like instant heat, a wide range of temperature controls, and precise settings. While natural gas booster heaters can help save dishwashing time and effort. Natural gas ranges, fryers, ovens and booster heaters provide the right tools to make your restaurant or kitchen more efficient while cutting operating costs with benefits like: • Easier and more consistent cooking with precision heat control • No waiting for an element to heat up with instant on/off • A power outage is typically no trouble for gas appliances, so you can keep serving when electricity-based kitchens are shut down • The flame heats the bottoms and sides of pans, which can mean it works faster • Wash and sanitize dishes faster with a natural gas booster heater

High-demand drying — faster Linens and clothes dry faster, more thoroughly and more economically with natural gas. And because natural gas dryers produce a moist heat, it’s gentler on fabric. Whether it’s for your hotel, lodge or salon, natural gas dryers are the ticket for your highdemand drying needs.

The smarter, tougher energy for Florida businesses Tough times require strategic business decisions. At the Florida Natural Gas Association, we’re here for you. If you want to learn more about how natural gas can benefit your business, give us a call or visit FNGA.com/FRLA.

XXXX XXXX Kenneth R. Kennerly

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE HONDA CLASSIC K ennerly is a 32-year sports marketing industry veteran having focused his career in professional athlete management, corporate consulting and professional event development, management and ownership. His strategic vision has been in the forefront of the industry bringing creative and innovative ideas to complex business strategies while also assisting in multi-level marketing solutions.

Is it fair to say that The Honda Classic is one of Palm Beach County’s biggest and best tourism events as it draws local, national, and international guests?

Yes, absolutely. As the largest sporting event in Palm Beach County, it is televised to over 220 countries and has the potential to reach over 1 billion viewers, which obviously showcases and presents our great county to literally the world. As one of the premier events on the PGA TOUR, The Honda Classic has a tremendous following not only from hundreds of thousands of spectators each year, but also attracts one of the strongest player fields on the PGA TOUR.

In addition to The Honda Classic, you own and produce other events like the Garden of Life Palm Beaches Marathon and are involved with the PGA TOUR Champions’ TimberTech Championship in Boca Raton. What is it that you do so well to create events that make people want to spend money to travel here?

Simply, we are in the entertainment business, not just the sports and golf business. As such, it’s extremely important to create events that are appealing to a very diverse audience and not only the specific sports or running fan. Creating “events within the main event” is paramount to the overall success of what we do. As an example, at The Honda Classic, we have an enormous “Family Day” sponsored by Tire Kingdom which allows children 15 and under free admission. Additionally, we have a “best in class” military appreciation experience for over 14,000 veterans and active duty military along with their families to enjoy the tournament. Furthermore, we have created so much FUN outside of the ropes for fans to enjoy more than just the live golf. People from all over the world come to Palm Beach County and enjoy the great festivities as The Honda (Classic), which has returned annually over $50 million in economic impact to our local businesses. As it relates to the Marathon, we have created a great “after party” complete with a great brunch and music when runners finish their respective runs. Again, it’s all about creating a great atmosphere for people to come and enjoy our Palm Beach County lifestyle.

You recently began a partnership with The Tourist Development Council’s unique marketing asset, ThePalmBeaches.TV. Can you highlight some of the benefits of this partnership and what it means for The Honda Classic?

Our relationship with The Palm Beaches TV, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission and the Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission is a very unique collaboration which has never been done before on the PGA TOUR. Essentially, while NBC Sports and The Golf Channel produce and distribute all the competition “inside the ropes,” our production for ThePalmBeaches.TV is a live and later packaged production which allows us to showcase the “outside the ropes” activities which has become legendary at The Honda Classic and on the PGA TOUR. It then creates a 52-week promotion for The Honda Classic as the produced final show is aired in thousands of hotel rooms within Palm Beach County and also around the USA. This relationship would not have happened without the foresight and creativity of George Linley, Chuck Elderd and their great teams.

What will the next Honda Classic look like, given the recent changes we’ve all had to face?

While obviously the pandemic has created an unprecedented global downturn, and the fact that we are not yet 100% certain how this will impact The Honda Classic in March 2021, we do know that we will have another great tournament, and perhaps most importantly for tourism, The Honda Classic will once again be televised around the world promoting our great county as the greatest destination on the planet. In addition, we will have another great Honda Classic All Access show on ThePalmBeaches.TV, which will further showcase the excitement and magnitude of the tournament to promote Palm Beach County.

Your events bring together many branches — sports, entertainment, tourism, hospitality and charity. What are the key factors in successfully intersecting these avenues?

Essentially all the branches together make up the entire philanthropic success of the tournament. You cannot have one or two without all the others, and at the end of the day, our final success metric is what we give back in charity to our community. In our case, we focus 100% on children ’ s related charities led by our significant commitment to the Nicklaus Children ’s Health Care Foundation for Jack and Barbara Nicklaus.