Another new hotel in Starkville by Candlewood Suites will add 100 more beds to the region’s expanding tourism economy. While retail development in the area is also moving forward, though with more mixed itinerary of stops and starts.
Candlewood Suites, a hotel designed for extended stays, is a subsidiary of the InterContinental Hotels Group, and is [...]

A new concept, upscale hotel is coming to Saxony Corporate Campus.
Choice Hotels International and Ceres Enterprises plan a Cambria Suites, a new brand, at 13500 Tegler Drive, just off I-69 Exit 10 in Noblesville. The four-story hotel would have 130 suites.
Heather Soule, manager of corporate communications for Choice Hotels, which franchises the brand, said construction [...]

Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) today completed the sale of the 132 hotel Scandic chain to EQT for EUR 833 million or approximately US$1.1 billion. Net proceeds after transaction costs and taxes are expected to be approximately $1.04 billion and will be used to pay down debt.
As announced on March 2, 2007, this transaction is expected [...]

A major step toward the future of Suisun City was taken Tuesday when City Council gave approval to the plans for Basin Street Properties to build an upscale 102-room Hampton Inn & Suites hotel on the north end of the Waterfront District.
Pending appropriate approvals, including working out the logistics of the hotel’s main access road, [...]

The owners of the Candlewood Suites Hotel, an 85-room extended hotel at 1125 E. Mason St., want to explore the possibility of using part of the property for condominiums or offices for purchase or lease.
Joe Neuser, who worked on development of the property six years ago and who represents the owners, EMS Hotels LLC, on [...]

FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated, one of the nation’s largest hotel real estate investment trusts (REITs), today announced that it will release its fourth quarter financial results after the close of the market on Wednesday, February 21, 2007, to be followed by a conference call at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) on Thursday, February 22, 2007. The [...]

FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated, one of the nation’s largest hotel real estate investment trusts (REITs), today announced the appointment of Thomas C. Hendrick to the Board of Directors.
Mr. Hendrick is currently the Executive Vice President of Acquisitions and Development for the Kor Group. Mr. Hendrick oversees hotel and resort acquisitions, development opportunities and third-party management [...]

NJR Development and Hyatt Corporation today announced that construction of Clearwater Beach’s newest resort condominium, Aqualea Resort Condominium Hotel and Residences, is officially underway. Once completed, the 250 suite luxury resort condominium will be part of a full-service, beachfront resort managed by Hyatt Corporation and offer not only the simplicity of virtually carefree ownership, but [...]

Now that the flurry of the holiday season has dissipated, Homewood Suites by Hilton representatives said they are ready to debut their brand-new facility to the public.
According to Sales Director Traci Powers, construction on the 142-suite building — which is located on southbound Route 1 at Scudders Mill Road — was completed [...]

Pueblo’s Urban Renewal Authority board agreed this week to help a developer build an $8.4 million hotel on land across from the existing Pueblo Convention Center and Marriott Hotel on Santa Fe Avenue.
The agency will reimburse the developer $1.1 million during the project for costs such as sidewalks, streetscaping and utility and sewer lines, but [...]

Three companies with extensive development experience in struggling Midwest urban areas are in the running to revive the Blackhawk Hotel in downtown Davenport.
This week, the RiverCenter/Blackhawk task force will begin the work of selecting the firm that best fits the city’s goals for rehabilitating the historic structure.
City Administrator Craig Malin said he and other city [...]

Another historic hotel in downtown Detroit is in line to be renovated after spending decades mothballed.
The developers of the former Pick-Fort Shelby Hotel have secured the final piece of $73 million in financing to convert the hotel into a 204-room Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel, conference space and 67 high-rise apartments. Work is to begin next [...]