Shawmut Design and Construction has joined Draper and Wexford Science & Technology to break ground on the 111,000-square-foot Integrated Microelectronics Production & Advanced Chip Technology (IMPACT) Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Major hotel names such as Marriott are using their corporate power to offer guests one-of-a-kind experiences such as a basketball clinic with Dwyane Wade or cooking with a Michelin-starred chef. Read The New York Times story here
Twenty Four Seven Hotels has 26 properties and eight under development. The company is looking for opportunities in the Los Angeles market as well as in western states such as Oregon, Washington and Colorado. Read the Hotel Business story here
Chick-fil-A will open a 12,000-square-foot, five-story restaurant in New York City’s Financial District, with three dining rooms, a meeting space and a rooftop deck, the company said. The chain’s third Manhattan location will be its largest to date. Read the amNewYork story here
A new hotel proposed for Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square moved one step closer to reality last week when the City Council narrowly rejected an unusual appeal brought by a union with a history of using land-use arguments against nonunion hotel projects. Read The Press Democrat
The Marriott Marquis Chicago hotel has opened its doors, connected to the massive McCormick Place convention center. The hotel has 1,205 guest rooms. Read the Commercial Property Executive story here
Melt Shop, a fast-casual grilled cheese concept created by former Five Guys operators Andy Stern and John Rigos, will start selling franchises. Parent company Aurify has created several other concepts, including Little Beet, Fields Good Chicken and MAKE Sandwich. Read the Nation’s Restaurant News story
A New Orleans building that opened in 1964 as housing for hospital staff has been reborn as a historically sensitive hotel. The 90-room Alder Hotel underwent a $15 million renovation and has a long-term lease with adjacent Ochsner Baptist Medical Center. Read the Hotels online
Avid Hotels is the name of International Hotels Group‘s new midscale brand, according to Business Traveller. More than 150 owners have expressed interest in the franchise venture, which is expected to launch in early 2019.
Hotel Henry in Buffalo, N.Y., is the new face of a former asylum for the mentally ill that was built in the Richardson Romanesque architectural style. The hotel has 88 guest rooms. Read the Dezeen story here
Following a three-year, $27 million renovation, the Denver Marriott City Center hotel is set to reopen Dec. 1 as the Hilton Denver City Center. Chesapeake Lodging Trust bought the property for $119 million in 2011. Read The Denver Post story here
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