Kimberly Kantola has been named the director of catering for the new Crowne Plaza North Augusta in North Augusta, S.C. Ms. Kantola is responsible for overseeing all catered events, including weddings, banquets, celebrations and day meetings for groups. Crowne Plaza North Augusta is scheduled to open by the end of 2018 and will be part of the exciting $200 million Riverside Village at Hammond’s Ferry.   

Ms. Kantola has worked in sales, event planning and restaurant management for the past 25 years, and spent the last 15 years as the director of sales and event planning at Peek'n Peak Resort and Spa in Clymer, N.Y. She held a variety of positions at the resort, most recently director of sales and event planning. Ms. Kantola was named the top corporate sales manager and was credited with significantly increasing sales at Peek’n Peak Resort.  She is a seasoned hospitality industry professional has been a board member of the Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau for the past three years and she looks forward to becoming involved in Augusta’s River Region.
 
For more information about Crowne Plaza North Augusta, please contact the hotel’s sales office at (803) 349-8400.

The Crowne Plaza North Augusta is slated to open in December 2018 as part of the $200 million Riverside Village at Hammond’s Ferry development along the Savannah River in North Augusta, S.C. The new hotel, designed to be the town center and an inviting meeting spot for locals and visitors, will embrace modern southern hospitality in its service, design and décor. Interiors will blend the warm sophistication of the southern heritage of leisure sporting with a welcoming and modern industrial aesthetic. Crowne Plaza North Augusta will have 180 rooms and suites; a 120-seat restaurant and bar; rooftop bar; 10,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 5,400 square-foot ballroom; outdoor pool; and fitness center. Atlanta-based NorthPointe Hospitality Management will oversee the pre-opening sales and marketing, recruiting and training for all operational aspects of the Crowne Plaza North Augusta.

The new 30-acre mixed-use development of Riverside Village combines a beautifully crafted neighborhood with single family homes, condominiums and apartments; a vibrant town and event center; restaurants; brewery; outdoor center; and sports complex all adjacent to the Savannah River. The development will be anchored by a new stadium and home for the Augusta Green Jackets minor league baseball team, an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. The area has 62 miles of greenway space and a nature trail behind the Crowne Plaza along the banks of the Savannah River.