Attending guests and fans will enjoy the Aaron's corporate display setupoutside of the track where entertainers, dance teams and driver appearances. Aaron's will show off their Dream Product lines of furniture, electronics,appliances and computers and educate fans about their convenient and flexiblepayment options. Scheduled to appear at the Aaron's corporate display are NASCAR driversMichael Waltrip, David Reutimann, Ken Butler III and Bill and Chase Elliott. Also appearing will be the host of Aaron's Outdoors television program JarrodBrannon and his family, Professional WBT Angler, Janet Parker, the cloggingdance sensation Southern Belles and the Aaron's Dream Team dance ensemble. Special appearances are scheduled with radio personality Bubba The LoveSponge, country singer Johnny Lee and Atlanta Falcon running back JeriousNorwood.Keep an eye out for Aaron's Lucky Dog as he and the Aaron's Dream Girlswelcome fans to the Aaron's Dream Weekend at Talladega.About Aaron's, Inc.Aaron's, Inc.

(NYSE: AAN and AAN.A), the nation's leader in the sales andlease ownership, specialty retailing and rental of residential and officefurniture, consumer electronics and home appliances and accessories has morethan 1,575 Company-operated and franchised stores in 48 states and Canada.Founded in 1955 by entrepreneur R Charles Loudermilk, Sr. and headquarteredin Atlanta, Aaron's has been publicly traded since 1982.SOURCEAaron's Inc.Rich Lamprey, Director, Sports Marketing, +1-678-402-3624,, for Aaron's, Inc.. Firm Honored for Use of Building Information Modeling Process on Large-Scale,U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Projects at Fort Knox and Fort LeeSAN RAFAEL, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSK), a leader in 2D and 3D design and engineering software, has announcedthat HNTB Federal, a business unit of HNTB Corporation, has been selected toreceive an Autodesk BIM Experience Award.

The employee-owned engineering,architectural, planning and construction management firm is being recognizedfor its use of Autodesk building information modeling (BIM) software for thedesign and documentation of large-scale government projects, such as the883,000-square-foot Fort Knox and 773,000-square-foot Fort Lee projects forthe U.S Army. This award is the first in the new Autodesk BIM ExperienceAward program, formerly called the "Revit BIM Experience Award," which hasbeen expanded beyond the Autodesk Revit platform. "Autodesk BIM software has been at the center of our close collaboration withbuilders for many of our large-scale government design-build projects," saidBradley Schulz, AIA, architecture market vice president at HNTB Federal. "ABIM process leveraging the Revit platform, Navisworks and 3ds Max Designsoftware allows us and our construction partners to collaborate early in theprocess, share schedule and cost information, and make more informed designdecisions. For the Fort Lee project, the BIM process and Revit models helpedmake it possible for us to move from project-award to start-of-constructionphase in just six months."HNTB Federal uses many parts of the Autodesk software portfolio in its BIMprocess, including Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Revit MEP , AutodeskRevit Structure , Autodesk Navisworksand Autodesk 3ds Max Design software. "Presenting HNTB Federal with the first BIM Experience award of 2009demonstrates the growing adoption of Autodesk BIM software solutions withinthe community of engineering, architectural, planning and constructionmanagement firms that serve government clients," said Bill Goodson, vicepresident of government sales for Autodesk.