Welcome to Your Homepage! Please update your profile regularly to make sure your information is up-to-date. Latest News Let us know how we can better serve you - Give feedback online. Take advantage of the many benefits and services you can receive as an added value of being an ARA member: Team up with ARA's endorsed credit card processor, Heartland Payment Systems, and realize sizeable savings. HPS is a leading national credit card processor that specializes in the the restaurant industry. Compare the HPS program with your current provider and you will see why ARA, and many other state restaurant associations have chosen Heartland as its processing partner. For further details and to discuss how we might assist you, please call 205-678-2433 or email us at clay.cook@e-hps.com.   Tired of doing your own payroll, or getting poor service from your current payroll processor? Check out the great rates and service offered by ARA's endorsed payroll processor, Heartland Payroll Services. For further details and to discuss how we might assist you, please call 205-678-2433 or email us at clay.cook@e-hps.com.   ARA members who offer live music or play recorded music in their restaurants, or those that feature numerous speakers or televisions that receive over-the-air broadcasts can receive a discount on obtaining a music-licensing fee from BMI. To learn more about licensing, please visit BMI's website. To learn more about the discount program, please call the ARA office at 334-244-1320.   Save money with ARA's self-insured fund. If you qualify, members can receive tremendous savings on their worker's compensation insurance. To find out if you qualify, or for a no-obligation quote, call ARA at 800-372-1022.